Sentence review

What is a simple sentence?

• A group of words that has a subject and predicate, and it makes a complete thought.

• A group of words that cannot stand by itself as a complete thought.

• A group of words joined together by a conjunction.

• A group of words where there is only a subject, no verb.

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1J

CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.3.1I

CCSS.L.7.1B

What is a clause?

• A group of words with no subject.

• A group of words that has no predicate.

• A group of words that contains a subject and a predicate.

• A group of words joined by a conjunction.

Tags

CCSS.L.7.1A

CCSS.L.9-10.1B

What are the two types of clauses?

• complete and incomplete

• dependent (subordinate) and independent

• round and flat

• static and dynamic

Tags

CCSS.L.7.1A

CCSS.L.9-10.1B

What is an independent clause?

• A group of words that contains a subject and a predicate, and it is a complete thought. It can stand by itself as a sentence.

• A group of words that contains neither a subject nor a predicate, and it is not a complete thought. It can stand by itself as a sentence.

• A group of words that cannot stand by itself.

• A group of words joined by a conjunction.

Tags

CCSS.L.7.1A

CCSS.L.9-10.1B

Can an independent clause be a simple sentence?

• Yes

• No

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1J

CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.3.1I

CCSS.L.7.1B

How can an independent clause be a simple sentence?

• Because it can have a subject and a predicate and be a complete thought.

• Because it has a conjunction.

• Because it has capital letter at the beginning.

• Because it does not have a subject or a predicate, and it does not make a complete thought.

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1J

CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.3.1I

CCSS.L.7.1B

What is a dependent clause?

• A group of words that contains a subject and a verb, but does not make a complete thought.

• A group of words that contains a subject and a verb, and makes a complete thought.

• A complete sentence

• A sentence joined with a conjunction.

Tags

CCSS.L.7.1A

CCSS.L.9-10.1B

Which of the following is a dependent clause?

• If the weather does not change

• We are going to have to cancel the picnic.

• The dog jumped.

• The examiners face expressed annoyance.

Tags

CCSS.L.7.1A

CCSS.L.9-10.1B

What is a complex sentence?

• A group of words that have two independent clauses joined by a coordinating conjunction.

• A group of words that has at least one independent clause and at least one dependent clause.

• A group of words that has one subject and one verb.

• A group of words that express a single complete thought.

Tags

CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.3.1H

CCSS.L.3.1I

CCSS.L.5.1E

CCSS.L.7.1B

What type of conjunctions are typically found at the beginning of a dependent clause?

• coordinating conjunctions

• subordinating conjunctions

• correlative conjunctions

• relative pronouns

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1G

CCSS.L.3.1H

CCSS.L.5.1A

CCSS.L.5.1E