Simple and Compound Sentences

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Independent clause

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A group of words with a subject and predicate that expresses a complete thought or idea.

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Can simple sentences have more than one subject or verb?

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false

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Compound sentences will EITHER have a comma and a FANBOY or a semicolon.

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true

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What type of sentence is this? The boys ran to school yesterday afternoon.

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simple

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Can simple sentences contain a comma and a FANBOY?

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true

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Can simple sentences contain a semicolon?

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false

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What type of sentence is this? The boys played with their toys, and the girls ran to the school.

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compound

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What type of sentence is this? The boys played with their toys the girls ran to school. Options: simple, compound, run-on

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run-on

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Is this a compound sentence? The boys played with their toys, the girls ran to school.

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No

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Is this sentence written correctly? The boys, and girls eat their vegetables.

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no