Sentence Clause Structure: Simple, Compound, Complex, and Compound Complex Sentences

A sentence must have a 

• subject.

• predicate.

• subject and a predicate.

Which type of clause can stand alone?

• Independent Clause

• Dependent Clause

To have a simple sentence, all you need is a subject and a predicate.

• True

• False

A compound sentence is made up of two independent clauses joined by a conjunction.  

• True

• False

Which clause is an independent clause and could stand alone as a sentence?

• I'm looking for a house

• that has five bedrooms.

In this example, which clause is the dependent clause?

• Since we do not want to catch the rush hour traffic

• we must hurry

• we will lose our flight

Look at the sentence given.  What type of sentence is it?

• simple

• compound

• complex

• compound complex