2. Sentences #2 NEW

Define a sentence.

• A group of words with a capital letter and a period

• A group of words with a subject and a predicate

• A group of words that makes sense

Define a fragment.

• A phrase that makes sense

• A phrase with a capital letter

• A phrase that is missing either a subject or a predicate

A compound sentence has

• two subjects and two predicates with a conjunction in the middle

• either two subjects or two predicates, but not both

• has more than ten words in it

You always need a comma before the conjunction in a compound sentence.

• True

• False

Tags

CCSS.L.6.2A

A complex sentences has

• two independent clauses

• one independent and one dependent clause

• a conjunction always in the middle of the sentence

An independent clause can

• stand on its own/it is a sentence

• cannot stand on its own

• makes no sense

A dependent clause

• can stand on its own/it is a sentence

• is not a complete sentence/is a fragment

• makes no sense

Tags

CCSS.L.6.6

A dependent clause always starts with

• a verb

• a conjunction

• a capital letter

When a dependent clause comes at the beginning of a sentence, use a comma after the dependent clause.

• True

• False

Tags

CCSS.L.6.2A

This is my first race.

• sentence

• fragment