Sentence Structure

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What type of clauses do subordinating conjunctions start?

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Dependent clauses.

Front

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

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No.

Front

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

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Compound-complex.

Front

Identify a compound sentence.

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

Front

What is a complex sentence? Provide an example.

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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.'

Front

What is a subordinating conjunction?

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

Front

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

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

Front

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

Back

A comma, often followed by a coordinating conjunction.

Front

What are the seven coordinating conjunctions?

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

Front

What is an independent clause?

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