5.2 Compound Sentences with Conjunctions Flashcards

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simple sentence

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composed of a complete subject (the doer) and a complete predicate (the action).

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complex sentence

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made up of an independent clause and a dependent clause

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compound sentence

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made of two or more simple sentences (independent clauses) put together

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Simple sentences are joined by a ________.

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conjunction

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When combining two independent clauses with any of the following conjunctions, a _______ should be placed before a conjunction.

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comma

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A word used to join two sentences together is called a __________ word or _________.

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connecting word or conjunction

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sample conjunctions

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And, or, but, for, while, when, if, because, and after

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Note that a compound sentence must contain _____ or more nouns and _____ or more verbs, because it has joined together two complete sentences, each of which has its own noun and verb.

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two

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