Compound and Complex Sentences

What is an Independent Clause?

• a group of words that contain a subject and verb, and does express a complete thought.

• a clause that can stand alone and still contains the same meaning as a sentence.

• a clause that can't stand alone and contains no meaning in the sentence.

Tags

CCSS.L.7.1A

CCSS.L.9-10.1B

What is a Dependent Clause?

• a clause that can stand alone and still contain the same meaning as a sentence.

• a group of words that contain a subject and verb and does express a complete thought.

• a group of words that contain a subject and verb but does not express a complete thought.

Tags

CCSS.L.7.1A

CCSS.L.9-10.1B

Do the order of the Independent Clause and Dependent Clause matter?

• Yes

• It depends.

• NO.

What is a Complex Sentence?

• A sentence that contains no independent clause and one dependent clause.

• A sentence containing two or more independent clauses joined by a coordinating conjunction or semicolon.

• A sentence that contains one independent clause and one or more dependent clauses.

Tags

CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.3.1H

CCSS.L.3.1I

CCSS.L.5.1E

CCSS.L.7.1B

What is a Compound Sentence?

• A sentence containing two or more Independent clauses joined by a coordinating conjunction or semicolon.

• A sentence containing one dependent clause joined by a semicolon.

• A sentence containing two dependant clauses joined by a coordinating conjunction or semicolon.

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1H

CCSS.L.4.2C

CCSS.L.5.1E

CCSS.L.7.1B

CCSS.L.9-10.2A

What are examples of Coordinating Conjunctions?

Select all that apply?

• For

• Nor

• And

• But

• Or

Identify the Compound Sentence?

• There was a giant dog that they're scared of over by the playground.

• I really need to go to work, but I am too sick to drive

• When I visit my mother, I eat cookies.

• I like to fish because fishing is fun

Identify the Complex Sentence?

• I have to stay after school to read my library book.

• Joe waited for the next bus. The bus was 10 minutes late.

• They got there early, and they got really good seats.

What are examples of Subordinating Conjunctions?

Select all that may apply.

• Although

• Through

• Before

• Unless

Example: I want to sleep in, but I have to catch up on all my assignments.

• Simple

• Compound

• Complex