Types of Sentences Vocabulary Review

A group of words with a subject and a predicate working together

• phrase

• clause

• independent clause

• dependent clause

A group of words

• phrase

• clause

• independent clause

• dependent clause

A clause that contains a subordinate conjunction and therefore cannot stand alone as a sentence

• independent clause

• simple sentence

• subordinating conjunction

• dependent clause

A clause that is a complete thought and can stand alone as a sentence

• phrase

• prepositional phrase

• dependent clause

• independent clause

A sentence that joins two simple sentences with a comma and coordinating conjunction (FANBOYS)

• simple sentence

• compound sentence

• complex sentence

• compound-complex sentence

A sentence with one independent clause

• adverbial clause

• adjectival clause

• relative pronoun

• simple sentence

A sentence that contains at least one dependent clause and at least TWO independent clauses

• simple sentence

• compound sentence

• complex sentence

• compound-complex sentence

A sentence that contains one dependent clause and one independent clause

• simple sentence

• compound sentence

• complex sentence

• compound-complex sentence

In a compound sentence, do you need a comma?

• Yes, somewhere between the subjects

• No, it is understood that there are two ideas.

• Yes, before the FANBOYS conjunction

• It depends on which independent clause comes first.

In a complex sentence, do you need a comma?

• Yes, you put it between the two independent clauses.

• No, commas are only needed for coordinating conjunctions (FANBOYS).

• Yes, you always need commas. Just pop them in wherever like sprinkles.

• It depends. If the dependent clause comes before the independent clause, then you do.