Sentence Construction/Expanding/Combining/Reducing

Front

What is a complex sentence?

Back

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

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CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.3.1H

CCSS.L.3.1I

CCSS.L.5.1E

CCSS.L.7.1B

Front

What is a simple sentence?

Back

A sentence that has a subject and a verb and expresses one complete thought.

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CCSS.L.1.1J

CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.3.1I

CCSS.L.7.1B

Front

What is a compound sentence?

Back

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

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CCSS.L.3.1H

CCSS.L.3.1I

CCSS.L.4.2C

CCSS.L.5.1E

CCSS.L.7.1B

Front

What is an independent clause?

Back

A group of words that can stand alone as a sentence, containing a subject and a verb.

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CCSS.L.7.1A

CCSS.L.9-10.1B

Front

What is a dependent clause?

Back

A group of words that cannot stand alone as a sentence and depends on an independent clause.

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CCSS.L.7.1A

CCSS.L.9-10.1B

Front

Example of a simple sentence.

Back

Mrs. Smith's class won the basketball championship last year.

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CCSS.L.1.1J

CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.3.1I

CCSS.L.7.1B

Front

How do you combine two sentences into a compound sentence?

Back

Use a conjunction (like 'and', 'but', or 'or') to join two independent clauses.

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CCSS.L.3.1H

CCSS.L.3.1I

CCSS.L.4.2C

CCSS.L.5.1E

CCSS.L.7.1B

Front

What is the purpose of a conjunction in sentence construction?

Back

To connect words, phrases, or clauses.

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CCSS.L.1.1G

CCSS.L.3.1H

CCSS.L.5.1A

CCSS.L.5.1E

Front

What is an incomplete sentence?

Back

A sentence that does not express a complete thought and is missing a subject or verb.

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CCSS.L.4.1F

Front

Example of a compound sentence.

Back

I like chocolate ice cream, but my friend likes strawberry.

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CCSS.L.3.1H

CCSS.L.3.1I

CCSS.L.4.2C

CCSS.L.5.1E

CCSS.L.7.1B