Sentence Structure Review

Another name for an independent clause is

• simple sentence

• Santa Claus

• compound sentence

• prepositional phrase

A group of words with a subject and a predicate is called

• an independent clause

• a clause

• a dependent clause

• a prepositional phrase

A group of words with a subject and a predicate that makes a complete thought and can stand alone as a sentence is called

• a dependent clause

• an independent clause

• a clause

• a prepositional phrase

A group of words that is punctuated like a sentence, but does not make a complete thought is called

• a fragment

• a run-on

• a comma splice

• parallel structure

Two or more independent clauses joined incorrectly is called

• a fragment

• a run-on sentence

• a comma splice

• parallel structure

Two independent clauses joined with only a comma is called

• a fragment

• a comma splice

• a compound sentence

• a run-on sentence

Tags

CCSS.L.8.2A

A sentence with two or more independent clauses is

• compound

• simple

• complex

• compound-complex

A sentence with at least one dependent clause and exactly one independent clause is

• simple

• compound

• complex

• compound-complex

A sentence with two or more independent clauses and one or more dependent clauses is

• simple

• compound

• complex

• compound-complex