8th Grade Grammar Final

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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. Example: 'The dog sneezed.'

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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. Example: 'as Sarah rode the flying pig.'

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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: 'the flying pig.'

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What is the correct punctuation for the sentence: 'The boy who sits behind me leaves for Alaska tomorrow'?

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The correct punctuation is: 'The boy who sits behind me leaves for Alaska tomorrow.'

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What is the correct punctuation for the sentence: 'Team you won'?

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The correct punctuation is: 'Team, you won!'.

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What is the difference between an independent clause and a dependent clause?

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An independent clause can stand alone as a sentence, while a dependent clause cannot stand alone and needs an independent clause to complete its meaning.

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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. Example: 'I wanted to go for a walk, but it started to rain.'

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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: 'Although it was raining, I went for a walk.'

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What is a coordinating conjunction?

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A coordinating conjunction is a word that connects words, phrases, or clauses of equal importance. The most common coordinating conjunctions are: for, and, nor, but, or, yet, so (FANBOYS).

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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. Examples include: because, although, since, unless.