Sentence Types

What is a compound sentence?

• Has two dependent clauses

• Has two independent clauses

• Has a dependent and independent clause

• Has a clause and a phrase

What is a independent clause?

• only has a subject, there is not verb

• a group of words that does not make sense and has a subject and verb

• a group of words that makes sense and has a subject and verb

• a group of words that makes sense but does not have a subject or noun

What is a dependent clause?

• only has a subject, there is not verb

• a group of words that does not make sense and has a subject and verb

• a group of words that makes sense and has a subject and verb

• a group of words that makes sense but does not have a subject or noun

What is the first rule to punctuating a compound sentence?

• use a comma and a Fanboy between the two clauses

• use a comma and a subordinating conjunction between the two clause

• if the dependent clause comes second don not use a comma

• if the dependent clause comes first use a comma

What is the second rule to punctuating a compound sentence?

• use a comma and a Fanboy between the two clauses

• use a comma and a subordinating conjunction between the two clause

• use only a semicolon between the two clauses

• if the dependent clause comes first use a comma

What is FANBOYS an acronym for?

• Complex conjunctions

• Compound conjunctions

• Subordinating conjunctions

• Coordinating conjunctions

What is a complex sentence?

• Has two dependent clauses

• Has a dependent and independent clause

• Has two independent clauses

• Has a phrase and a clause

A dependent clauses always starts with...

• Subordinating conjunction

• Coordinating conjunction

• FANBOY

• A capital letter

An example of a subordinating conjunction is...

• We

• Yet

• Although

• The

What is a rule to punctuating a complex sentence?

• If the dependent clause comes first separate with a comma

• If the dependent clauses comes first do not separate with a comma

• Put a FANBOY in between the two clauses

• Use a semicolon