Front

What type of clauses do subordinating conjunctions start?

Back

Dependent clauses.

Tags

CCSS.L.7.1A

CCSS.L.9-10.1B

Front

Do you need a comma in the sentence: 'I went to dance and then went home'?

Back

No.

Tags

CCSS.L.4.2C

CCSS.L.6.2A

Front

What is the structure of the sentence: 'Whenever it rained, Kerry thought of her home in Ireland, and she worried about her mother'?

Back

Compound-complex.

Tags

CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.3.1H

CCSS.L.3.1I

CCSS.L.5.1E

CCSS.L.7.1B

Front

Identify a compound sentence.

Back

Anita wrote about sports for her report, but Susie wrote about art.

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1H

CCSS.L.4.2C

CCSS.L.5.1E

CCSS.L.7.1B

CCSS.L.9-10.2A

Front

What is a complex sentence? Provide an example.

Back

A complex sentence contains an independent clause and at least one dependent clause. Example: 'When I get to the bottom of the mountain, I want to sit beside the stream.'

Tags

CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.3.1H

CCSS.L.3.1I

CCSS.L.5.1E

CCSS.L.7.1B

Front

What is a subordinating conjunction?

Back

A word that connects a dependent clause to an independent clause.

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1G

CCSS.L.3.1H

CCSS.L.5.1A

CCSS.L.5.1E

Front

What is the difference between a compound sentence and a complex sentence?

Back

A compound sentence contains two or more independent clauses, while a complex sentence contains one independent clause and at least one dependent clause.

Tags

CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.3.1H

CCSS.L.3.1I

CCSS.L.5.1E

CCSS.L.7.1B

Front

What punctuation is typically used to separate independent clauses in a compound sentence?

Back

A comma, often followed by a coordinating conjunction.

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1I

CCSS.L.4.2C

CCSS.L.5.1E

CCSS.L.7.1B

CCSS.L.9-10.2A

Front

What are the seven coordinating conjunctions?

Back

For, and, nor, but, or, yet, so (FANBOYS).

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1G

CCSS.L.3.1H

CCSS.L.5.1A

CCSS.L.5.1E

Front

What is an independent clause?

Back

A group of words that can stand alone as a sentence, containing a subject and a verb.

Tags

CCSS.L.7.1A

CCSS.L.9-10.1B