Show:
Sentence types
Subjects and predicates
Independent clauses
Dependent clauses
Random trivia
100
How many subjects and predicates are in a normal simple sentence?
One subject and one predicate.
100
What are predicates
Predicates are a part of the sentence that describe the noun ex. john is WALKING.
100
What is an independent clause?
An independent clause is a clause that can stand by itself.
100
What is a dependent clause?
A dependent clause is a group of words that cannot stand alone or pass as a sentence.
100
What is this sentence type? Amy goes to the store to get goat milk
Simple, it is just one independent clause with no F.A.N.B.O.Y.S. or commas.
200
How do you make a compound sentence.
Two complete sentence linked be a comma and sometime a F.A.N.B.O.Y.
200
What are subjects?
subjects are what the sentence is describing or what is the main point of the sentence.
200
Is this an indepentant clause or a dependent clause? Working at this job is a lot of fun.
it is independent because there is a subject and a predicate. what is "working at this job?""is a lot of fun"
200
Are these set of words dependent or independent clauses If he ever calls.
Dependent because there is no subject. Who ever calls? ("he"doesn't count)
200
Are these words a dependent clause or an independent clause? In a dark and dangerous hallway.
Dependent because there is no subject.
300
How do you make a complex sentence?
One independent clause and one dependent clause combined usually with a comma and a F.A.N.B.O.Y.
300
What is the subject of the sentence? Duncan ran fast into the door.
The subject is, Duncan
300
Is is an independent clause or a dependent clause? Because it's the best solution
Dependent because there isn't a subject. Because whats the best solution? ("it" doesn't count)
300
Is this an independent clause or a dependent clause? Whenever it gets cold
Dependent because there isn't a subject. when what gets cold? ("it" doesn't count)
300
What is the type of this sentence? Mitchell prefers watching action films, but he rented the latest romance with his girlfriend, and at times he enjoyed it.
compound-complex, because it has two independent clauses and one dependent clause linked with two commas.
400
How do you make a compound-complex sentence?
A sentence with two independent clauses and one dependent clause usually linked with a comma and with a F.A.N.B.O.Y.
400
What is the predicate? James swatted the fly that was bugging him.
The predicate is, swatted the fly that was bugging him.
400
What is the difference between independent clauses and two dependent clauses strung together?
Independent clauses are well independent, but if two dependent clauses could be strung together they could be a simple or compound sentence.
400
Are dependent clauses considered phrases?
Yes both dependent clauses and phrases cannot stand alone, and need an independent clause to make it into a sentence.
400
What is this sentence type? Joe made the sugar cookies, but Susan decorated them.
This sentence is compound because there are two independent clauses linked with a comma and has a F.A.N.B.O.Y.
500
What is this sentence type? Although 20 New York citizens protested the smoking ban, the newspaper failed to cover the story.
Compound sentence, because it has two independent clauses linked with a comma.
500
so he had to go to the store. is the predicate
What is this sentences subject? He ran out of ice cream, so he had to go to the store.
500
Is this phrase an independent clause or a dependent clause? There could be a problem.
independent because there is a subject and predicate what "could there be?" "a problem"
500
Is this an independent clause or a dependent clause. I should have given her a ride
independent because it has a subject and a predicate. what "should you have done?" "given her a ride"
500
What is this sentence type? When I was younger, I believed in fairy tales.
this sentence is complex because it has an independent and dependent clause linked with a comma.