Complex Sentence Flashcard

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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.

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What is a dependent clause?

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A dependent clause is a group of words that has both a subject and a verb but does not express a complete thought and cannot stand alone as a sentence.

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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.

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What is a subordinating conjunction?

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A subordinating conjunction is a word that connects a dependent clause to an independent clause, such as 'because', 'since', 'unless', and 'although'.

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Where does the comma go in the sentence: 'Unless you are going to graduate you will not need to apply for your diploma.'?

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Between 'graduate' and 'you'.

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Where does the comma go in the sentence: 'Because you are my best friend I will be loyal to you always.'?

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Between 'friend' and 'I'.

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True or False: A comma is required when a subordinating conjunction starts a sentence.

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True.

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Identify the dependent clause in the sentence: 'Royal finally slowed the team to a trot and then to a walk after what seemed like forever.'

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'after what seemed like forever'.

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Identify the dependent clause in the sentence: 'Since fourth grade, she'd kept a running list of them and liked to reread it to see if she could get the stories to go further in her head.'

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'Since fourth grade'.

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What punctuation is needed in a complex sentence?

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A comma is needed before the dependent clause if it follows the independent clause, and after the dependent clause if it starts the sentence.