Clauses and Sentence Types Simple and Complex

Identify the sentence type:

Shawn wanted to ride his bike, and he didn't care that his mom told him he couldn't.

• simple

• complex

• compound

• compound-complex

Identify the examples of subordinating conjunctions

• for, and, nor, but, or, yet, so

• when, if, because, ever since, as

Does this sentence combine independent and subordinate/dependent clauses correctly?

When I get sick. My mom makes me chicken soup.

• Yes

• No

Does this sentence combine independent and subordinate/dependent clauses correctly?

As I was pulling out, someone backed into my car.

• Yes

• No

Does this sentence combine independent and subordinate/dependent clauses correctly?

I ate a lot of ice cream, before I went on my diet.

• Yes

• No

A simple sentence contains a subject and a predicate and expresses a single idea.

• True

• False

An independent clause...

• contains a subject and a verb, but cannot stand alone as a complete idea.

• contains a subject and a verb and can stand alone as a complete idea.

A dependent clause...

• contains a subject and a verb, but cannot stand alone as a complete idea.

• contains a subject and a verb and can stand alone as a complete idea.

A complex sentence consists of an independent clause and one or more subordinate clauses.

• True

• False

Compound-Complex sentences consist of two or more independent clauses and one or more subordinate clauses. The clauses are joined by a word such as and, but, or, yet.

• True

• False