The term "syntax" comes from the Greek word meaning __________

Liza slept.

Barking dogs.

I like coffee, Mary likes tea.

A compound-complex sentence has at least two independent clauses and at least one dependent clause. In simple terms, an independent clause can be a sentence on its own while a dependent clause cannot.

Kate doesn't like cartoons because they are loud, so she doesn't watch them. (BOLD)

The dog started barking so the cat ran away and I couldn’t keep up, so I stopped. (BOLD)

A compound sentence is a sentence that has at least two independent clauses joined by a comma, semicolon or conjunction.

A complex sentence has one independent clause and at least one dependent clause. This means that the clauses are not equal, they use a co-ordinating conjunction that changes the rank of one or more of the clauses to make it less equal.

A compound sentence is made up of two independent clauses joined by a coordinating conjunction (for, and, nor, but, or, yet, or so) and a comma or by a semicolon alone.

The pirate captain lost her treasure map, but she still found the buried treasure.

Because the test was so difficult, none of the students got a very good grade.

The underlined clause is:

The girl looked at her brother and smiled.

While I was doing my homework, my father cooked the dinner and my mother was asleep in front of the television.