Types of Clauses & Sentences

A "dependent clause" is:

• One with less than ten words.

• One which starts the sentence.

• One which does not make sense on its own.

• One which has too many words.

An independent clause is:

• One with no adverbs included.

• One which makes sense on its own.

• One which does not need a subject.

• One that has no verb.

A clause can be defined as:

• A group of words with a subject and a verb.

• A group of words which do not make sense by themselves.

• A group of words with a verb, but no subject.

• A group of words with a subject, but no verbs.

A simple sentence is best described as:

• One with no more than ten words.

• One with basic words and no adjectives.

• One which even a 12-year-old can understand.

• One which has a subject and a verb, and is a complete thought.

A compound sentence has:

• One independent clause, and one dependent clause.

• Two dependent clauses.

• Two independent clauses.

• One or more simple sentences.

Which is true of a compound sentence?

• It contains a coordinating conjunction.

• It contains a subordinating conjunction.

• It contains no conjunction at all.

• It has two subjects and a verb.

A complex sentence is:

• One which is very difficult to understand.

• One with two dependent clauses.

• One which does not make sense on its own.

• One which has a dependent and an independent clause.

Which is true of a complex sentence?

• It has a subordinating conjunction.

• It has a coordinating conjunction.

• It has at least one descriptive word and a noun.

• It has no conjunctions at all.

"I want to leave, but the maid has not yet arrived." This is an example of:

• A simple sentence.

• An indepentdent clause.

• A compound sentence.

• A complex sentence.

"The canteen staff served bun and cheese to the first students in the long line." This is an example of a:

• Complex sentence.

• Compound Sentence.

• Simple Sentence.

• Complicated Sentence.