Subject Predicate Simple Compound Review

What is a subject?

• .A group of words that looks like a sentence, but is missing either a subject or predicate

• Whom or what the sentence is about

• A sentence containing only one clause, with a single subject and predicate

• The verb or action word in a sentence.

What is a compound sentence?

• A sentence containing only one clause, with a single subject and predicate

• A sentence containing an independent clause and at least one dependent clause

• A sentence containing two independent clauses joined by a conjunction

• A sentence containing two independent clauses and at least one dependent clause

Which sentence is a compound sentence?

• Mexico and the United States fought over the border of the United States, and this caused Texans to force Santa Anna to lie about where the border actually was.

• Mexico and the United States fought over the border of the United States.

• The Texas forced the Mexican general Santa Anna to lie about where the border actually was because they wanted to expand their land.

• Because Santa Anna was forced to lie about the border, the United States sent troops to the Rio Grande challenging Mexico.

How many types of sentence structures are there in English?

• 1

• 2

• 3

• 4

• 5

What other name(s) can be used for a Simple Sentence?

• independent clause

• dependent clause

• baby sentence

• all can be used

Before I go to bed

• Independent Clause

• Dependent Clause

Choose the part of the sentence that is: an independent clause.

Because he ran, he was able to catch the bus.

• Because he ran

• he was able to catch the bus

Which is the dependent clause?

Wherever he might go, I will follow him.

• I will follow him

• Wherever he might go

• I will follow him wherever he might go

Bobby ran home.

• simple

• compound

• complex

• compound-complex

What is the subject in the sentence below?

The silly puppy played in the yard.

• Silly

• Puppy

• Played

• Yard