Clauses to Sentences Study Session

An independent clause:

• can stand alone as a sentence

• cannot stand alone as a sentence

A dependent clause:

• can stand alone as a sentence

• cannot stand alone as a sentence

What type of clause is this?

My friend brought me a cookie.

• Independent clause

• Dependent clause

What type of clause is this?

While she answered the question.

• Independent clause

• Dependent clause

What type of clause is this?

Jeff ran.

• Independent clause

• Dependent clause

Identify the correlative conjunction in this sentence:

Jaclyn has neither a sweater nor a Jacket for the walk home.

• has/neither

• sweater/jacket

• neither/nor

• for/the

Identify the correlative conjunction in this sentence:

Justin has both a game and an online code for playing.

• has/both

• both/and

• game/code

• both/for

Identify the correlative conjunction in this sentence:

Amra brought either the salsa or the hummus.

• brought/either

• either/or

• or/the

• salsa/hummas

A complex sentence is

• A sentence that has one independent clause

• A sentence that contains one independent clause and at least one subordinate clause

• A sentence that contains two independent clauses and at least one subordinate clause.

A compound-complex sentence

• contains two independent clauses and at least one subordinate clause.

• Two very complicated sentences put together.

• A very simple sentence.