Complex and Compound-Complex Sentences

A dependent clause can stand alone as a complete sentence.

• True

• False

Coordinating conjunctions are used to join two independent clauses.

• True

• False

"Although she was tired, she finished her homework." The first part of the sentence is a dependent clause.

• True

• False

The word "because" is a coordinating conjunction.

• True

• False

A compound sentence always contains at least one dependent clause.

• True

• False

A complex sentence must have at least one subordinating conjunction.

• True

• False

"Before the meeting started, we had coffee." The phrase "Before the meeting started" is an independent clause.

• True

• False

FANBOYS is an acronym for coordinating conjunctions.

• True

• False

A compound-complex sentence contains at least two independent clauses and one dependent clause.

• True

• False

"Since we arrived late, we missed the first part of the movie." This is a compound sentence.

• True

• False