Flashcards: Sentences Study Guide/Review

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Simple Sentence

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1 independent clause. Example: I played basketball.

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Compound Sentence

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2 or more independent clauses. Example: I played basketball, and I scored a point. Joined by 'and' coordinating conjunction.

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Complex Sentence

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1 independent clause and 1 or more dependent clauses. Example: Mark cried because I made the winning point. If the subordinating conjunction begins the sentence, then you use a comma: Because I made the winning point, Mark cried. 'Because' is a subordinating conjunction.

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Compound-Complex Sentence

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2 or more independent clauses and 1 or more dependent clauses. Example: Mark cried because I scored the winning point, so I went over to talk to him. 'Because' is a subordinating conjunction. 'So' is a coordinating conjunction.

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Coordinating Conjunctions

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Words that join two independent clauses. Examples include: and, but, or, nor, for, so, yet. Example: I wanted to go for a walk, but it started to rain.

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Subordinating Conjunctions

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Words that join an independent clause with a dependent clause. Examples include: because, although, since, unless. Example: Although it was raining, we decided to go for a walk.

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Run-on Sentence

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A sentence in which two or more independent clauses are joined without an appropriate punctuation or conjunction. Example: I love to write it is my favorite hobby.

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Fragment Sentence

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An incomplete sentence that lacks a main clause. Example: Because I was late.