Independent Clauses
True or False: Every sentence contains at least one independent clause.
True
What is a complex sentence?
A complex sentence contains one independent clause and one or more subordinate clauses?
This type of clause makes a simple sentence.
Independent
Find the subordinate conjunction in the sentence below:
Sam finished the book before he went on vacation.
Before
Has at least one ________ and two or more independent clauses.
Dependent clause
Find the independent clause in the following sentence:
Before I had my basketball game, I ate a complete stack of chocolate pancakes.
I ate a complete stack of chocolate pancakes?
A compound sentence includes two __________ clauses and no subordinate clauses.
Independent clauses
Which one of these two sentences is a simple sentence?
a) I ate the red delicious apple.
b) Jim read and Sam slept.
I ate the red delicious apple.
What does a dependent clause always start with?
A subordinating conjunction
Which sentence is a compound-complex sentence?
a) Jill ran to the store, and she bought milk for our cookies because we were all out.
b) Jill ran quickly to the store, but she bought soy milk instead of regular milk to go with our cookies.
a) Jill ran to the store, and she bought milk for our cookies because we were all out.
True or False:
Independent clauses cannot stand by themselves as a sentence.
False
Complex or compound?
I practice football every afternoon until 6pm, and my sister has swimming lessons on Mondays and Fridays until 6:30pm.
A compound sentence
These two parts of speech are included in a simple sentence.
A noun and verb
Find the dependent clause(s) in the sentence below:
James cooked dinner, and his sister set the table because their parents were working late.
because their parents were working late
What is the complex part of the compound-complex sentence below?
When I went to the dentist last week, Dr. Thomas found two cavities, and I had to have fillings.
"When I went to the dentist last week, Dr. Thomas found two cavities."
Every independent clause contains these two things.
A subject and verb
A compound sentence usually includes a _______ and a _________ to combine it's two independent clauses?
A comma and a coordinating conjunction
Which example below is a fragment and which is simple sentence?
a) That student skipped class.
b) After the school bell rang.
A = Simple sentence, B = Fragment
Find the two subordinate conjunctions in the sentence below:
Although I love playing Mario Kart, my sister prefers Zelda because she enjoys video games with a fantastical adventure.
"although" and "because"
Identify the compound part of the compound-complex sentence below:
I want to play in the snow, but I can't find my gloves, which means I can't.
"I want to play in the snow, but I can't find my gloves"?
Find the independent clause(s) in the sentence below:
As I ran to the airport gate, the wheels of my suitcase wobbled over the tiles, and every passenger I passed stared.
"The wheels of my suitcase wobbled over the tiles" and "every passenger I passed stared."
Complex or compound?
During the performance Jamie forgot his lines twice because he got nervous.
Complex
True or false: A sentence that contains more than one independent clause is a simple sentence.
False
Which sentence below has a dependent clause?
a) Before the game, my coach gave us a pep talk.
b) Before the game started, my coach gave us a pep talk.
b) Before the game started, my coach gave us a pep talk
If you were to take out one of the independent clauses in your compound-complex sentence, you would have this type of sentence.
A complex sentence?