Grammar Unit 1 Test HCA

The part of a sentence that contains a subject and a verb

• phrase

• clause

• simple sentence

• preposition

A group of words that works together as a grammatical unit, or a single part of speech, such as an adjective or an adverb.

• clause

• phrase

• conjunction

• fragment

A clause that expresses a complete thought and can stand on its own as a sentence

• independent clause

• dependent clause

A sentence that contains two independent clauses properly combined

• simple sentence

• compound sentence

• complex sentence

• compound-complex sentence

What can connect independent clauses (check all that apply)

• a comma alone

• a comma with a coordinating conjunction

• a semicolon

• a comma with a subordinating conjunction

A sentence containing one independent and one dependent clause

• simple sentence

• compound sentence

• complex sentence

• compound-complex sentence

Which is an example of a dependent clause

• the dog with the spotted tail

• While the crew warmed up before the show

• The science class took a field trip

• If I can get off work, I'll go skiing next Friday

A sentence that contains at least two independent clauses and a dependent clause

• simple sentence

• compound sentence

• complex sentence

• compound-complex sentence

Conjunctions that connect independent clauses

• subordinating conjunctions

• correlative conjunctions

• coordinating conjunctions

conjunctions that connect independent to dependent clauses

• subordinating conjunctions

• coordinating conjunctions

• correlative conjunctions