Simple
Compound
Complex
Which One is It?
Fill in the blank
100

Another name for a simple sentence.

What is independent clause?

100
A compound sentence contains two of these types of clauses.
What is independent?
100
They types of clauses that make up a Complex sentence.
What are independent and dependent?
100

Some students like to study in the mornings.

What is simple?

100

________________,_______________, and ________________ are three of the basic sentence types.

What are simple, compound and complex?

200
Simple sentences contain this and a verb.
What is a subject?
200
What the "N" stands for in FANBOYS.
What is nor?
200

Because is an example of this kind of conjuction.

What is a subordinator?

200

The students are studying because they have a test tomorrow.

What is complex?

200

An independent clause expresses a ________________ thought.

What is complete?

300
Predicates must have this.

What is a verb?

300
This preceeds or goes before a coordinator in a compound sentence.
What is a comma?
300

A comma is not required when the independent clause is at this place within a complex sentence, the beginning or the middle.

What is the beginning?

300

Alicia goes to the library and studies science systems every day.

What is simple?

300

A dependent clause has a ________ and a noun but isn't a complete thought.

What is verb?

400
The type of thought a simple sentence expresses.
What is complete?
400

Is the following sentence a compound sentence? How do you know?

True or False: He went to the store and didn't buy anything. 

False; The second part is not an independent clause.

400

This is required when a complex sentence begins with a subordinator.

What is a comma?

400

Alejandro played football, so Maria went shopping. 

What is compound?

400

Complete sentences start with a ______________.

What is a capital letter?

500

Is the following sentence a complete sentence?

True or False: He went to the store.

True

500

Name all seven coordinating conjunctions. (FANBOYS)

For, and, nor, but, or, yet, so

500

Is the following sentence a complex sentence? Explain why or why not.

True or False: I went to her wedding since she is my cousin. 

True; 'I went to a wedding' is an independent clause and 'since she is my cousin' is a dependent clause

500

After they finished studying, Cedric and Delores went to the movies. 

What is complex?

500

Complete sentences always end with a ________________.

What is punctuation mark?