REVIEW LESSON 1

A simple sentence is a group of words that:

(There can be more than one answer.)

• expresses a complete thought

• has a subject and a verb

• has two or more clauses

• has an object and/or other information after the verb

Is this statement TRUE or FALSE?

There are two types of verbs in English.

• TRUE

• FALSE

Is this statement TRUE or FALSE?

A simple sentence can only have one subject and one verb.

• TRUE

• FALSE

Is this following group of words a complete sentence or a fragment?

after a series of great breakthrough is achieved in technology

• A complete sentence

• A fragment

What is a compound sentence?

• A sentence that has a subject-verb combination.

• A sentence that consists of two simple sentences joined together by a comma and a connector.

• A sentence that has more than one subject and more than one verb.

• A sentence that consists of two clauses: an independent clause and a dependent clause.

Which of the following sentences is a compound sentence?

• The training rooms of these college athletes smell of grease and gasoline.

• Their tools are screwdrivers and spanners rather than basketballs and footballs.

• This new brand of college athlete is involved in the sport of auto racing.

• Most of the students are engineering majors, and they devote every minute of their spare time to their sport.

What is a dependent clause in a complex sentence?

(There can be more than one answer)

• It can be a sentence by itself.

• It is a fragment if it stands alone.

• It starts with a connector and must be connected to the independent clause.

• It is a group of words that includes a subject and a verb.

Which of the following sentences is a complex sentence?

• Although the sport is new, it has already attracted six collegiate teams in the Southeast.

• The students work on special cars designed for their sport.

• The races have attracted as many as 3,500 fans, but they are no threat to the nation's fastest growing sport of stock car racing.

• You may have an allergy, so you should be careful with what you eat and drink.

Combine these two sentences to make a compound sentence:

I want to buy other car. I have no money. (but)

Combine these two sentences to make a compound sentence:

I wanted to buy a set of Lego. I started to save my money. (so)