Understanding Compound and Complex Sentences

What is the main focus of today's lesson?

• Reviewing simple sentences

• Understanding compound and complex sentences

• Learning about punctuation

• Discussing sentence fragments

Which of the following is a characteristic of a compound sentence?

• It contains a dependent clause

• It is made up of two simple sentences

• It cannot stand alone

• It uses subordinating conjunctions

Which conjunction is NOT a coordinating conjunction?

• Or

• And

• But

• Although

What makes a complex sentence different from a compound sentence?

• It is shorter in length

• It contains two independent clauses

• It includes a dependent clause

• It uses coordinating conjunctions

In the example 'Zombies are pretty scary although I think Voldemort is even more frightening', which part is the dependent clause?

• None of the above

• 'Zombies are pretty scary'

• 'Although I think Voldemort is even more frightening'

• The entire sentence