Compound and Complex Sentences

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What joins two independent clauses?

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Coordinating conjunction.

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What joins a dependent clause to an independent clause?

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Subordinating conjunction.

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What is a clause that makes sense by itself?

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Independent clause.

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What type of sentence is 'My friends and I play soccer all summer.'?

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Simple sentence.

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What contains an independent clause and a dependent clause?

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Complex sentence.

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What is a dependent clause?

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A clause that cannot stand alone as a complete sentence.

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What is a compound sentence?

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A sentence that contains two or more independent clauses joined by a coordinating conjunction.

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What is a complex sentence?

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A sentence that contains one independent clause and at least one dependent clause.

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What is a subordinating conjunction?

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

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What is a coordinating conjunction?

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A word that connects words, phrases, or independent clauses of equal rank.