Form a compound sentence using these two independent clauses: "Sarah's throat really hurt. She didn't sing."

Sarah's throat really hurt, so she didn't sing.

Sarah's throat really hurt, she didn't sing.

Sarah's throat really hurt so she didn't sing.

Sarah's throat really hurt because she didn't sing.

What is a complex sentence made up of?

An independent clause and a dependent clause

What can an independent clause do?

Stand alone as a complete sentence

What is true about a dependent clause?

It cannot stand alone, even though it has a subject and predicate

It can stand alone as a complete sentence

It can stand alone as a question

What should you do when the subordinating conjunction is in the middle of a complex sentence?

Use a comma only if it feels right

What should you do when the subordinating conjunction starts a complex sentence?

Use a comma after the dependent clause

Use a comma before the dependent clause

Form a complex sentence using these two simple sentences: "Jamal had a headache. He still played the entire soccer game."

Even though Jamal had a headache, he still played the entire soccer game.

Jamal had a headache, but he still played the entire soccer game.

Jamal had a headache; he still played the entire soccer game.

Jamal had a headache, and he still played the entire soccer game.

What is a simple sentence?

A sentence with one independent clause

A sentence with two independent clauses

A sentence with a dependent clause

What does a subject tell in a sentence?

Who or what the sentence is about

What is a compound sentence?

A sentence with two independent clauses

A sentence with one independent clause

A sentence with a dependent clause

Form a complex sentence using these two simple sentences: "Amy studied for two hours. She knew the test would be difficult."

Amy studied for two hours because she knew the test would be difficult.

Amy studied for two hours, she knew the test would be difficult.

Amy knew the test would be difficult, she studied for two hours.

Amy studied for two hours, the test would be difficult.

Form a complex sentence using these two simple sentences: "We ate at McDonald's. I would have rather gone to Taco Bell."

Even though I would rather have gone to Taco Bell, we ate at McDonald's.

We ate at McDonald's, I would have rather gone to Taco Bell.

I would have rather gone to Taco Bell, we ate at McDonald's.

We ate at McDonald's because I would have rather gone to Taco Bell.

Form a complex sentence using these two simple sentences: "First, I found a nice shirt. Then, I began to look for denim shorts."

After I found a nice shirt, I began to look for denim shorts.

First, I found a nice shirt, then I began to look for denim shorts.

I found a nice shirt, then I began to look for denim shorts.

I began to look for denim shorts, first I found a nice shirt.

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MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

A simple sentence is a sentence consisting of one ______, with a subject and a predicate.

independent clause

dependent clause

compound clause

complex clause

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CCSS.L.3.1I

CCSS.L.7.1B

CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.1.1J

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

A subject tells ______ a sentence is about.

what

how

when

why

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1I

CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.1.1C

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.3.1F

MULTIPLE SELECT QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

A predicate tells what the subject ______.

does

has

wants

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1I

CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.1.1C

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.3.1F

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

A compound sentence is a sentence consisting of ______. It is often joined by a conjunction.

two independent clauses

one independent clause

two dependent clauses

one dependent clause

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1I

CCSS.L.7.1B

CCSS.L.3.1H

CCSS.L.5.1E

CCSS.L.4.2C

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What punctuation always appears before a conjunction in a compound sentence?

Period

Comma

Exclamation mark

Semicolon

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1I

CCSS.L.7.1B

CCSS.L.3.1H

CCSS.L.5.1E

CCSS.L.4.2C

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Is the following sentence a compound sentence or a simple sentence? "I like pepperoni and black olives on my pizza."

Compound sentence

Simple sentence

Complex sentence

Fragment

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1I

CCSS.L.7.1B

CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.1.1J

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Is the following sentence a compound sentence or a simple sentence? "We scored five runs, but we still lost the game."

Compound sentence

Simple sentence

Complex sentence

Fragment

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1I

CCSS.L.7.1B

CCSS.L.3.1H

CCSS.L.5.1E

CCSS.L.4.2C

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