Sentence Types

TRUE/FALSE--An independent clause can stand alone as its own sentence.

• TRUE

• FALSE

A dependent clause has a noun and verb but is an incomplete thought.

• TRUE

• FALSE

A simple sentence has at least one subject and one verb.

• TRUE

• FALSE

A simple sentence needs:

• at least one noun

• at least one verb

• a conjunction

• both noun and verb

• none of these

A compound sentence needs:

• at least 2 independent clauses

• a conjunction

• 2 independent clauses and a conjunction

• none of these

A complex sentence always needs a comma.

• TRUE

• FALSE

A complex sentence needs:

• only one verb

• a dependent clause

• an independent clause

• both an independent and dependent clause

In a complex sentence, a comma is needed if:

• the independent clause is first

• the dependent clause is first

• the comma isn't needed at all

• a comma is always needed in a complex sentence

Logan didn't want to play in the outfield.

• simple

• compound

• complex

When they got to class, it became quiet.

• simple

• compound

• complex