Clauses & Subordinators

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What is the acronym to help remember coordinating conjunctions?

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FANBOYS (For, And, Nor, But, Or, Yet, So)

Front

What type of clause is 'Because she is your friend'?

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Dependent clause

Front

Identify the subordinator in the sentence: 'Brianna eats chocolate whenever she gets a poor grade in math.'

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whenever

Front

What type of clause is 'Yesterday, Sam and Shana finished their project'?

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Independent clause

Front

What do you call two independent clauses connected by a FANBOYS?

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Compound sentence

Front

Define a dependent clause.

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A clause that cannot stand alone as a complete sentence.

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Define an independent clause.

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A clause that can stand alone as a complete sentence.

Front

What is a subordinating conjunction?

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

Front

List some examples of subordinating conjunctions.

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because, although, since, unless, whenever, while.

Front

What is a compound sentence?

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A sentence that contains at least two independent clauses joined by a coordinating conjunction.