Sentence Types

Group of words with a subject and verb that CANNOT stand alone (ex. Before we went to school, . . .)

• phrase
• simple sentence
• independent clause
• dependent clause

Tags

CCSS.L.7.1A

CCSS.L.9-10.1B

Group of words with a subject and verb that CAN stand alone (ex. I talked.)

• phrase
• independent clause
• dependent clause
• subordinator

Tags

CCSS.L.7.1A

CCSS.L.9-10.1B

A group of words that is MISSING either a subject OR a verb or both (Example - into the school)

• independent clause
• dependent clause
• phrase
• simple sentence

Tags

CCSS.L.7.1A

CCSS.L.9-10.1B

Type of sentence formed by joining two independent clauses with a comma and fanboys conjunction 

• Simple
• Compound
• Complex
• Compound-Complex

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1H

CCSS.L.3.1I

CCSS.L.4.2C

CCSS.L.5.1E

CCSS.L.7.1B

Type of sentence formed from ONE independent clause

• simple
• compound
• complex
• compound-complex

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1J

CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.3.1I

CCSS.L.7.1B

Type of sentence formed from one DEPENDENT and one INDEPENDENT clause

• simple
• compound
• complex
• compound-complex

Tags

CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.3.1H

CCSS.L.3.1I

CCSS.L.5.1E

CCSS.L.7.1B

A clause MUST have these TWO elements

• adjective and adverb
• subject and object
• subject and verb
• subject and subordinator

Tags

CCSS.L.7.1A

CCSS.L.9-10.1B

What is the BEST way to combine these sentences?
1) I don't like art.
2) I like my art teacher.

• Because I don't like art, I like my art teacher.
• I don't like art, but I don't like my art teacher.
• Although I don't like art, I like my art teacher.
• When I don't like art, I like my art teacher.

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1H

CCSS.L.3.1I

CCSS.L.4.2C

CCSS.L.5.1E

CCSS.L.7.1B

The word with "special powers" that makes an independent clause dependent (or powerless)

• coordinator
• subordinator
• fanboys
• subject

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1G

CCSS.L.3.1H

CCSS.L.5.1A

CCSS.L.5.1E

When joining a compound sentence, use a comma AND one of these words.

• subordinator
• fanboys conjunction
• subject
• semicolon

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1H

CCSS.L.3.1I

CCSS.L.4.2C

CCSS.L.5.1E

CCSS.L.7.1B