Sentence Structure Review
Independent Clause is synonymous with...
a sentence
Subordinating Conjunctions (some of them)
after, although, as, when, while, until, because, before, if, since
What is the sentence structure? I sat inside my house while it was snowing.
complex sentence (ID)
What is the sentence structure? I am tall; my sister is short.
compound sentence (I ; I)
What is the sentence structure? I can stay up late, and I can watch T.V.
compound sentence (I, cc I)
What is the sentence structure? When we are well-behaved, our teachers do not yell, and they may give us candy.
compound/complex sentence (D, I, cc I)
What is the type of clause? Since I went to the zoo.
dependent clause
What is the type of clause? After Kevin had fed the cat.
dependent clause (D, I)
Coordinating Conjunctions
for, and, nor, but, or, yet, so
simple sentence (definition)
has one subject and one predicate
What is the type of clause? He worked on the jigsaw puzzle.
independent clause
What is the sentence structure? Anna and Amanda love to Snapchat.
simple sentence
What is the sentence structure? I hate to go hiking and camping in the woods.
simple sentence
subject (definition)
the noun or pronoun doing the action
compound-complex sentence (sentence)
3+ compound and complex sentences combined into one sentence
What is the sentence structure? When I grow up, I want to be a doctor.
Complex Sentence
Independent Clause (definition)
Has a subject and a verb and can stand alone as a sentence.
Dependent Clause (definition)
Has a subject and a verb but relies on something else
complex sentence (definition)
one independent clause and one dependent clause - usually starts with a subordinating conjunction
predicate (definition)
the verb, the action
compound sentence (definition)
two independent clauses joined together by a comma and a coordinating conjunction OR a semi-colon