Sentence Structure + Parts of Speech Test

A simple sentence consists of...

• One dependent clause
• One independent clause

Independent clause means...

• It is a complete sentence on its own.
• It is incomplete. It needs a little help from another part of a sentence.

Dependent clause means...

• It is a complete sentence on its own.
• It is incomplete. It needs a little help from another part of a sentence.

A compound sentence contains...

• Two dependent clauses joined by a FANBOYS
• Two independent clauses joined by a FANBOYS
• One dependent clause with one independent clause
• One independent clause with one dependent clause

Which is a compound sentence?

• I like walking, but my dog likes running.
• I like walking and running with my dog.

If you took the FANBOYS out of a compound sentence, you should be able to make...

• Two dependent clauses
• Two independent clauses

A complex sentence contains one __________ clause with one ____________ clause.

• Dependent; independent
• Independent; independent
• Dependent; dependent
• Interdependence; dependent

A dependent clause begins with...

• A FANBOYS
• A subordinating conjunction
• A THAMO
• I have no clue

Because I missed the bus, I was late. Which part of the sentence is dependent?

• Because I missed the bus,
• I was late.

A compound-complex sentence consists of two or more independent clauses and __________________.

• two or more dependent clauses
• one or more independent clauses
• one or more dependent clauses
• two or more independent clauses