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

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

• phrase
• independent clause
• dependent clause
• subordinator

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

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

• Simple
• Compound
• Complex
• Compound-Complex

Type of sentence formed from ONE independent clause

• simple
• compound
• complex
• compound-complex

Type of sentence formed from one DEPENDENT and one INDEPENDENT clause

• simple
• compound
• complex
• compound-complex

A clause MUST have these TWO elements

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

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.

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

• coordinator
• subordinator
• fanboys
• subject

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

• subordinator
• fanboys conjunction
• subject
• semicolon