Exploring Compound and Complex Sentences

This video tutorial teaches students about compound and complex sentences. It begins with an introduction to independent clauses, explaining that they are complete sentences with a subject and a verb. The tutorial then covers compound sentences, which are formed by joining two independent clauses with conjunctions like 'and', 'but', or 'so'. Next, it explains complex sentences, which consist of one independent clause and one dependent clause that cannot stand alone. The video provides examples and rules for each sentence type, followed by practice exercises to help students identify compound and complex sentences.

What is the learning goal for today?

• To write a story

• To identify compound and complex sentences

• To learn about punctuation

• To read a book

What is an independent clause?

• A group of words without a verb

• A complete sentence that can stand alone

• A phrase that cannot stand alone

• A sentence fragment

Which of the following is a component of an independent clause?

• A dependent clause

• A subject and a verb

• A conjunction

• A prepositional phrase

What is a predicate?

• A subject

• A verb and a statement about the subject

• A dependent clause

• A conjunction

Which word is used to join independent clauses in a compound sentence?

• Because

• Since

• And

• While

What is a complex sentence composed of?

• A subject and a verb

• Two dependent clauses

• One independent clause and one dependent clause

• Two independent clauses

Which of the following is a dependent clause?

• Schools with later start times have better attendance rates

• Johnny went home after school

• Because Johnny was tired

• He completed his homework

Which word often begins a dependent clause?

• And

• But

• Because

• So

Identify the type of sentence: 'I like tea and Juan likes soda.'

• Simple

• Compound

• Complex

• Fragment

Identify the type of sentence: 'Because my tea was cold, I heated it up in the microwave.'

• Fragment

• Complex

• Compound

• Simple