Sentence Types (P)Review

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What is a dependent clause?

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A dependent clause is a group of words that contains a subject and a verb but does not express a complete thought. It cannot stand alone as a sentence. Example: 'while I prepared dinner'.

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What is an independent clause?

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An independent clause is a group of words that contains a subject and a verb and expresses a complete thought. It can stand alone as a sentence. Example: 'the dog is loose'.

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What is a complex sentence?

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A complex sentence is a sentence that contains one independent clause and at least one dependent clause. Example: 'While he waited at the train station, Joe realized that the train was late.'

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What is a simple sentence?

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A simple sentence is a sentence that contains only one independent clause and no dependent clauses. Example: 'The dog barks.'

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What is a compound sentence?

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A compound sentence is a sentence that contains at least two independent clauses joined by a coordinating conjunction (for, and, nor, but, or, yet, so). Example: 'I wanted to go for a walk, but it started to rain.'

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What is a compound-complex sentence?

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A compound-complex sentence is a sentence that contains at least two independent clauses and at least one dependent clause. Example: 'Although I like to read, I don't have much time, and I prefer to watch movies.'

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What is a phrase?

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A phrase is a group of words that does not contain a subject-verb pair and does not express a complete thought. Example: 'under the table'.

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Identify the type of clause: 'when the train was late'.

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Dependent clause.

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Identify the type of clause: 'the dog is loose'.

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Independent clause.

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What is the function of a dependent clause in a sentence?

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A dependent clause provides additional information to the independent clause but cannot stand alone as a complete sentence.