Simple, Compound, Complex Review

An Independent Clause _____________

• cannot stand alone as its own sentence.

• can stand alone as its own sentence.

• is missing a subject or predicate (verb).

A Dependent Clause _______________

• cannot stand alone as its own sentence.

• can stand alone as its own sentence.

• is missing a subject or a predicate (verb).

A sentence with only one Independent Clause is a ______________.

• simple sentence

• compound sentence

• complex sentence

• Beyonce song.

1 Independent Clause + ______ + Coordinating Conjunction + Independent Clause = a compound sentence

• Dependent Clause

• Comma

• Phrase

Subordinating Conjunction + Dependent Clause + ______ + Independent Clause = Complex Sentence

• comma
• Coordinating Conjunction

• semicolon

What kind of conjunction is used to join two independent clauses?

(Hint: it's used in a compound sentence)

• coordinating

• subordinating

What kind of conjunction is used to join a dependent clause and an independent clause?

(Hint: It's used in a complex sentence)

• coordinating

• subordinating

True or False: A compound sentence always needs a comma between clauses.

• True

• False

True or False: A complex sentence always needs a comma between clauses.

• True

• False

What's the correct formula to write a compound sentence?

• independent clause + coordinating conjunction + independent clause

• subordinating conjunction + dependent clause + comma + independent clause

• independent clause + subordinating conjunction + dependent clause

• independent clause + comma + coordinating conjunction + independent clause