ACT Prep - Sentence Structure, Clauses, Conjunctions

What is an Independent Clause?

• a group of words that contain a subject and verb, and does express a complete thought.

• a clause that can stand alone and still contains the same meaning as a sentence.

• a clause that can't stand alone and contains no meaning in the sentence.

What is a Dependent Clause?

• a clause that can stand alone and still contain the same meaning as a sentence.

• a group of words that contain a subject and verb and does express a complete thought.

• a group of words that contain a subject and verb but does not express a complete thought.

Do the order of the Independent Clause and Dependent Clause matter?

• Yes

• It depends.

• NO.

What is a dangling modifier?

• A word or phrase that modifies a word not clearly stated in the sentence.

• A modifier that is correctly placed next to the word it modifies.

• A sentence that contains two independent clauses joined by a conjunction.

What is a Complex Sentence?

• A sentence that contains no independent clause and one dependent clause.

• A sentence containing two or more independent clauses joined by a coordinating conjunction or semicolon.

• A sentence that contains one independent clause and one or more dependent clauses.

What is a Compound Sentence?

• A sentence containing two or more Independent clauses joined by a coordinating conjunction or semicolon.

• A sentence containing one dependent clause joined by a semicolon.

• A sentence containing two dependant clauses joined by a coordinating conjunction or semicolon.

What are examples of Coordinating Conjunctions? (connecting words, phrases, or clauses of equal grammatical rank)

Select all that apply?

• For

• Nor

• And

• But

• Or

Identify the Compound Sentence?

• There was a giant dog that they're scared of over by the playground.

• I really need to go to work, but I am too sick to drive

• When I visit my mother, I eat cookies.

• I like to fish because fishing is fun

Identify the Complex Sentence

• Since I have to stay after school, I'll read my library book.

• Joe waited for the next bus. The bus was 10 minutes late.

• They got there early, and they got really good seats.

What are examples of Subordinating Conjunctions? (introduce dependent clauses that provide additional information or context to the main clause)

Select all that may apply.

• Although

• Through

• Before

• Unless