Simple, Compound or Complex?

The following is a __________sentence: The teacher drank tea from a blue mug.

• compound

• simple

• complex

• fragment

A simple sentence always:

• has coordinating conjunctions

• has a dependent clause

• has one independent clause

True or False? Compound sentences contain subordinate conjunctions.

True or False? An example of a subordinate conjunction is "if"

(2 correct answers) Fanboys is an acronym for:

• further, another, because, other, you, since

• coordinating conjunctions

• for, and, nor, but, or, yet, so

• subordinate conjunctions

SWABI helps us to remember...

• subordinate conjunctions

• simple sentences

• coordinate conjunctions

• other cultures

The following is an example of a complex sentence:

• I love to eat ice cream, so I go to Bedford Farms.

• I like mint pattie ice cream the most.

• Eating ice cream in the winter is fine.

• Since it is January, some say it isn't a good time for ice cream.

The following is a complex sentence:

• Most nights, I watch the news on t.v.

• Knowing about the world is a good thing.

• I like to watch news because it helps me have informed opinions.

• I wish the focus of the news was more happy.

True or False: The following is a compound sentence: I enjoy reading, but I also watch Netflix.

Which two of the following are subordinate conjunctions:

• since

• while

• but

• for