Compound and Complex Sentences

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Does a simple sentence contain a subject and a predicate and express a single idea?

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True

Front

Does a compound sentence contain two or more simple sentences joined by just a comma?

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False

Front

What is an independent clause?

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contains a subject and a verb and can stand alone as a complete idea.

Front

What is a dependent clause?

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contains a subject and a verb, but cannot stand alone as a complete idea.

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A complex sentence consists of an independent clause and one or more subordinate clauses.

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True

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Does a compound sentence contain a coordinating conjunction?

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False

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Which is NOT an example of a coordinating conjunction?

and

,

or

,

also

,

yet

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also

Front

Compound-Complex sentences consist of two or more independent clauses and one or more subordinate clauses. The clauses are joined by a word such as and, but, or, yet. True or False?

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True

Front

What kind of sentence is this?

We supported the Lions, who were in second place.

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complex sentence

Front

What kind of sentence is this?

The Cougars were favored, but we supported the Lions, who were in second place.

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compound-complex sentence