Sentence Variety Recap

Sentence number 1 is an example of...

• a simple sentence

• a compound sentence

• a complex sentence

• a dependent clause

In sentence #1, the word "but" is known as a/an...

• pronoun

• coordinating conjunction

• noun

• verb

The role/job of a coordinating conjunction is to...

• combine two dependent clauses

• combine an independent clause and a dependent clause

• combine two independent clauses

• show possession/ownership of something

Which answer choice is an independent clause from sentence #1?

• The Eagles won the NFC East championship game

• they still have to play one more game in two weeks

• neither choice is an independent clause

• both examples are independent clauses

An independent clause...

• needs help to express a complete thought

• expresses a complete thought and can function as a sentence

• has to come first in a sentence

• shows ownership

Sentence #2 is an example of...

• A simple sentence

• A compound sentence

• A complex sentence

• A dependent clause

In sentence #2, which comes first?

• Dependent clause

• Independent clause

• Coordinating conjunction

• pronoun

In sentence number 2, if the independent clause comes before the dependent clause, what can be removed?

• The subject

• The verb

• The coordinating conjunction

• The comma

What makes up a complex sentence?

• Two coordinating conjunctions

• Two independent clauses

• Two dependent clauses

• An independent clause and a dependent clause

If I rewrite sentence number 3 as a compound sentence, which coordinating conjunction should be used?

• Yet

• For

• And

• But