Conjunctions
The shark swam and the polar bear ate.
and
T/F This a simple sentence: The cat and the dog ran and rolled around in the yard.
True.
A compound sentence contains 2 ___________ clauses. Fill in the blank
independent
A compound 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.
Although the dog ate his dinner, he still begged at the table.
Although
T/F This is a simple sentence: Mum and Dad went home while I stayed at the shops.
False -- Complex Sentence
True or False This is a compound sentence: Jody and Steve ate ice cream.
False -- It's a simple sentence.
What is the independent clause in this sentence? The game will be delayed unless it stops raining.
The game will be delayed
What is a dependent clause?
A group of words that has a subject and a verb and CANNOT stand alone.
Since I earned an A on my English test, Mum took me out to dinner.
Since
Do simple sentences have conjunctions?
No.
True or False? This is a compound sentence: Soccer is my fave sport and I love to play daily.
True
What is the dependent clause in the sentence? While we are learning to jump rope, they are learning to juggle.
While we are learning to jump rope
What is a compound sentence?
Has two or more independent clauses joined together with a conjunction (fanboys)
We can go to the movies tonight unless the car won't start.
unless
True or False? (and, but, or) can all be found in a simple sentence.
False
Fill in the blank: Jason sang a song last night on tv ______ I didn't get to watch it. Hint: there are 2 parts to the answer
but, although, however, nevertheless
An independent clause and a dependent clause make what type of sentence?
complex
What is a complex sentence?
Has one independent clause and one or more dependent clauses that are joined together with a subordinating conjunction.
I like to read, but I love to cook even more.
but
What always starts a simple sentence and ends a simple sentence? Hint: 2 answers
Capital Letter and Punctuation (.?!)
Name four conjunctions that can be found in a compound sentence?
for, and , nor, but , or, yet, so
List 5 subordinating conjunctions
Answers will vary but must be subordinating conjunctions
What is a simple sentence?
A complete thought that makes sense on its own - an independent clause.