Conjunctions
What is the conjunction, and what type is it?
Witches fly through the air and live with bats.
and, coordinating
Is this a simple sentence?
Witches and dragons fly and spray fire through the air.
Yes
Fill in the blank.
A compound sentence contains 2 ___________ combined by either a semicolon or a comma and a coordinating conjunction (FANBOYS).
independent clauses
A complex sentence has an _________ clause and a ______ clause.
independent and dependent
What is an independent clause?
A group of words that has a subject and a verb and CAN stand alone (in other words not a dependent clause).
What is the conjunction, and what kind is it?
Because I was dying of hunger, I had to stop for a pizza on the way home.
Because, subordinating conjunction
Is this a simple sentence? Mom and Dad were preparing dinner until I came in bleeding.
No -- Complex Sentence
Is this a compound sentence?
Spiders and rats are creepy.
No. It's a simple sentence.
What is the independent clause in this sentence?
You can't get married today unless the rain stops.
You can't get married today.
What is a dependent clause?
A group of words that has a subject and a verb and CANNOT stand alone.
What is the conjunction, and what kind is it?
I'll buy you a pony if you ace that test.
If, subordinating conjunction
Under what circumstances can simple sentences have conjunctions?
when the conjunction doesn't combine two clauses
Is this a compound sentence?
Witches are all evil and creepy; I am a witch.
Yes
What is the dependent clause in the sentence?
While the little kids are jumping on the trampoline, we are washing dishes.
While the little kids are jumping on the trampoline
What is a compound sentence?
Two or more independent clauses joined by semicolons or commas with coordinating conjunctions (FANBOYS)
What is the conjunction, and what type is it?
Unless I start vomiting, I'm going to that dance.
unless, subordinating
Which 8 things can you choose from when combining two independent clauses? All but one of the options will be two-part.
, for
, and
, nor
, but
, or
, yet
, so
;
Fill in the blank:
Kim sang a song last night on tv ______ I didn't get to watch it.
Hint: there are 2 parts to the answer
, but (or) , and
Both an independent clause and a dependent clause contain two things. What are they?
a subject and a predicate
What is a complex sentence?
Has one independent clause and one or more dependent clauses that are joined together with a subordinating conjunction.
What is the conjunction, and what kind is it?
I could bake Bethany a birthday cake, or you could create a masterpiece for her.
or, coordinating
Is this a simple sentence?
Because of you, I lost the game.
No - "Because of" is acting as a preposition. Subordinating conjunctions can do that when what follows is not a clause. For example, "Since dinner, I haven't been hungry."
When does a coordinating conjunction require a comma before it?
when combining two independent clauses
When do we use a comma in complex sentences?
after the dependent clause (except when the dependent clause ends in a period)
What is a simple sentence?
1 complete thought - or an independent clause.