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What college is Ms. B graduating from?

East Stroudsburg University

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T/F This a simple sentence: The cat and the dog ran and rolled around in the yard.
True.
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A compound sentence contains 2 ___________ thoughts. Fill in the blank
complete
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A complex sentence has an _________ clause and a ______ clause.

independent and dependent

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What is an independent clause?
A group of words that has a subject and a verb and CAN stand alone.
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What is the capital of Texas?

Austin

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T/F This is a simple sentence: Mom and Dad went home while I stayed at the mall.
False -- Complex Sentence
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True or False This is a compound sentence: Jody and Steve ate ice cream.
False -- It's a simple sentence.
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What is the independent clause in this sentence? The game will be delayed unless it stops raining.
The game will be delayed
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What is a dependent clause?
A group of words that has a subject and a verb and CANNOT stand alone.
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What is Spongebob's occupation?

Fry cook

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Do simple sentences have conjunctions?
No.
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True or False? This is a compound sentence: Soccer is played everywhere; I played soccer in England.
True
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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
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What is a compound sentence?
Has two or more independent clauses joined together with a conjunction , and , but , or ;
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Who painted the Mona Lisa?

Leonardo DiVinci

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True or False? and, but, or, ; all can be found in a simple sentence.
False
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Fill in the blank: Jason Aldean sang a song last night on tv ______ I didn't get to watch it. Hint: there are 2 parts to the answer

,but ,and 

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Both an independent clause and a dependent clause contain two things. What are they?
a subject and a predicate
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What is a complex sentence?
Has one independent clause and one or more dependent clauses that are joined together with a subordinating conjunction.
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Where is the Leaning Tower of Pisa located?

Italy

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What always starts a simple sentence and ends a simple sentence? Hint: 2 answers
Capital Letter and Punctuation!
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What are the four conjunctions that can be found in a compound sentence? Hint: Remember what always joins a conjunction
, and , but , or ;
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List 5 subordinating conjunctions
Answers will vary but must be subordinating conjunctions
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What is a simple sentence?
1 complete thought - or an independent clause.