Differentiating Simple and Compound Sentences

Mrs. McDowell explains simple and compound sentences, focusing on subjects, predicates, and independent clauses. She introduces FANBOYS as coordinating conjunctions for compound sentences and provides examples to distinguish between compound sentences and similar structures.

What are the two essential parts of a sentence?

• Subject and Predicate

• Noun and Pronoun

• Predicate and Verb

• Subject and Object

In the sentence 'I run', what is the predicate?

• I

• run

• I run

• None of the above

What is another term for a simple sentence?

• Dependent clause

• Independent clause

• Complex clause

• Compound clause

Which of the following is a simple sentence?

• I like books about World War II, but not movies.

• The children and the dogs go to school.

• I like books about World War II.

• The children go to school and they learn a lot.

What is a compound sentence?

• A sentence with a subject and a predicate

• A sentence with two or more independent clauses joined by a coordinating conjunction

• A sentence with two or more predicates

• A sentence with two or more subjects

Which of the following is NOT a coordinating conjunction?

• because

• or

• but

• and

In the sentence 'The children go to school, and they learn a lot in English class', what is the coordinating conjunction?

• learn

• The

• and

• go

Which of the following sentences is a compound sentence?

• The children go to school.

• I like books about World War II.

• The children go to school, and they learn a lot.

• The children and the dogs go to school.

What is the error in the sentence 'The children and the dogs go to school'?

• It is not a complete thought.

• It is not a compound sentence.

• It lacks a verb.

• It lacks a subject.

Why is the sentence 'I like books about World War II, but not movies' not a compound sentence?

• It lacks a subject on the right side.

• It lacks a verb on the right side.

• It lacks a coordinating conjunction.

• It lacks a complete thought.