Sentence Structure

Coordinating conjunctions are in which two sentences:

• simple and complex

• compound and complex

• compound-complex and complex

• compound-complex and compound

What type of sentence structure does the following sentence have:

Because he was late again, he would be docked a days pay.

• complex

• compound

• simple

• compound-complex

What sentence structure does the following sentence have:

Nina and Tony are going to Hawaii this summer.

• compound

• simple

• complex

• compound-complex

What type of sentence structure does the following sentence have:

They study hard, so they get good grades.

• simple

• compund-complex

• compound

• complex

What sentence structure does the following sentence have:

Brandy loves her sister, and she loves her too because she pays all her bills.

• simple

• complex

• compound

• compound-complex

What is the acronym for the coordinating conjunctions?

• FANBOYS

• FOYBANS

• BOYFANS

• FONBAYS

How many independent clauses can be in compound sentences?

• one

• two

• three

• four

How many dependent clauses are in simple sentences?

• none

• one

• two

• three

What connects dependent clauses to the rest of the sentence?

• coordinating conjunctions

• independent clauses

• semicolon

• subordinating conjunctions

How many independent clauses are in compound-complex sentences?

• two or more

• three or more

• four or more

• five or more