Sentence Structures -Complex Sentences by Dr. Perez

A clause is...

• A group of words that contain an independent clause.

• A group of words that contains a subject and a verb or action.

• A group of words that have two independent clauses.

• A group of words that have one independent clause and two verbs.

A compound sentence is...

• Two verbs that include a conjunction and a predicate.

• Two conjunctions that include one verb.

• A sentence that includes two complete thoughts joined with a conjunction.

• Two sentences that include two complete thoughts.

A conjunction is...

• A sentence that joins to independent clauses or words togehter.

• A phrase that joins to dependent clauses or words together.

• A word that joins two dependent clauses or words together.

• A word that joins two independent clauses or words together.

The predicate is...

• The part of a sentence that includes the object.

• The part of a sentence that includes the action verb.

• The part of a sentence that includes the subject.

• The part of a sentence that includes a conjunction.

The best definition of a sentence is...

• A group of words that have a complete definition.

• A group of words that have different meanings.

• A group of words that do not mean anything.

• A group of words that make a complete thought.

A simple sentence contains one subject and one...

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Answer explanation

The subject is...

• The object of the sentence.

• The predicate of the sentence.

• The person or thing that the sentence is about.

• The conjunction in the sentence.

This sentence is a clear example of a clause: "The blue whale swims in the sea".

• True

• False

This is an example of a compound sentence: "Mary went to school while Jane stayed home".

• False

• True

The following words are examples of conjunction: "but, because, yet, so, since and althought"

• True

• False