Sentence Structures

Question 1

What is an Independent Clause

Answer 1

A group of words that can stand alone because it has a subject and verb

Question 2

what is a Dependent Clause

Answer 2

A group of word that can’t stand alone because it needs an independent clause

Question 3

What is a simple sentence

Answer 3

A sentence with an independent clause

Question 4

What is a compound sentence

Answer 4

Is made up of two or more independent clause joined by a coordinating conjunction.

Question 5

What are all the Coordinating conjunctions

Answer 5

For, And, Nor, But, Or, Yet, So.

Question 6

What is a complex sentence

Answer 6

Is made up of one independent clause and at least one dependent clause.

Question 7

what are all the subordinating conjunctions

Answer 7

Because, Although, If, When, Unless, While, Before, After.

Question 8

what is a compound -complex sentence

Answer 8

A compound complex sentence has two or more independent clauses and at least one dependent clause