Sentence Structure

A compound sentence is two simple sentences joined by

• a subordinating conjunction

• a dependent clause

• a coordinating conjunction (fanboys)

• a comma

A sentence with an independent clause and one or more dependent clauses is a

• simple sentence

• compound sentence

• complex sentence

• compound-complex sentence

Determine the structure of the sentence:

The door squeaked and rattled.

• simple sentence

• compound sentence

• complex sentence

• compound-complex sentence

Determine the structure of the sentence:

Because it rained, the school canceled field day.

• simple sentence

• compound sentence

• complex sentence

• compound-complex sentence

When I wrote my ELA paper, my mother helped me, and my father napped on the sofa.

• simple

• compound

• complex

• compound-complex

What are the two things that all clauses must have?

• capital letter & period
• semicolon & comma
• subject & predicate
• milk & cookies

How should these two sentences be combined?
There is no school next week.
We should go to the beach.

• There is no school next week, we should go to the beach.
• There is no school next week we should go to the beach.
• There is no school next week so we should go to the beach.
• There is no school next week, so we should go to the beach.

For  And  Nor
But  Or  Yet  So
These are known as...

• coordinating conjunctions
• subordinate conjunctions
• subjects
• predicates

Which sentence is correctly punctuated?

• The test will be easy, because we prepared.
• The test will be easy; because we prepared.
• The test will be easy because we prepared.

A sentence with two independent clauses connected with a comma and conjunction is a:

• Simple sentence
• Compound sentence
• Complex sentence