Identify the coordinating conjunction in the following sentence:
The fish swam, and the shark chased it.
and
100
T/F
This a compound sentence:
The cat and the dog ran and rolled around in the yard.
False.
100
Comparison Using "as" or "like"
Simile
100
The structure of a complex sentence can be either:
IC ____
or
DC __ IC
DC
,
100
A group of words that has a subject and a verb and can stand alone.
independent clause
200
Coordinating conjunctions are commonly found in _________________ sentences. These conjunctions, along with a comma, link two ________________ clauses.
compound, independent
200
True or False
This is a compound sentence:
Jody and Steve ate ice cream together.
False -- Simple sentence
200
What is the independent clause in this sentence?
The game will be delayed unless it stops raining.
The game will be delayed.
200
What is the independent clause in this sentence?
The game will be delayed unless it stops raining.
The game will be delayed
200
A group of words that has a subject and a verb and cannot stand alone.
Dependent clause
300
Identify the subordinating conjunction below:
After we ate dinner, the phone rang.
After
300
T/F
This is an example of a complex sentence
She will not go to the park because her mother said no.
What is true
300
Complete the complex sentence with the missing clause:
While we are learning to jump rope,
(must add an independent clause)
300
Is the sentence below compound or complex
The students finished their homework while the movie was playing.
complex
300
This type of sentence has 2 independent clauses joined together with a comma and a coordinating conjunction.
Compound Sentence
400
List the coordinating conjunctions we have been discussing.
for, and, nor, but, or, yet, so
400
True/False
The sentence below is a compound sentence:
The snowman was in the front yard; quietly standing.
False-quietly standing is not an independent clause
400
Do complex sentences have coordinating conjunctions?
no
400
compound, complex? Also identify the clauses.
The football soared through the air, but no one caught it.
compound
the football soared through the air -independent clause
no one caught it -independent clause
400
What is a complex sentence? (Definition)
Has one independent clause and one or more dependent clauses that are joined together with a subordinating conjunction.
500
A _________ conjunction often introduces the dependent clause in a complex sentence.
-Give at least 2 examples of these conjunctions
subordinating (AAAWWUBBIS)
500
True or False:
The following sentence is a complex sentence.
Brandon walked to the store for ice cream, yet he did not buy anything.
What is False
500
Write two complex sentences.
Answers may vary.
500
Identify each clause (dependent/independent) in the sentence below. Also, label the subjects and the verbs.
Molly and Sarah went to McDonalds and all of their teachers were there.
IC
IC
Molly and Sarah (subject)
teachers (subject)
went(verb)
were there (verb)
500
A group of related words that contains a subject and a verb, but is not necessarily a complete thought.