ELA Flashcards
What do simple sentences, independent clauses, and main clauses have in common?
They contain a subject and a predicate and they can all stand alone.
What is a compound sentence
Consists of two or more simple sentences joined together.
What do you put in a compound sentence to make it one?
Comma+cordinating conjunction or semicolon.
What is an example(s) of a coordinating conjunction
FANBOYS/for, and, nor, but, or, yet, so
What is an example of a compound sentence?
We went to Saxbys, and we bought coffee.
What is a complex sentence?
It consists of one main clause and on subordinate clause.
What is a clause?
A clause is a group of words that have a subject + verb.
what does a Subordinate and dependent clause have in common?
it contains Subject + Predicate (a sentence that can not stand alone) and Is introduced by a subordinating conjunction.
What is a good example of a complex sentence?
Although our team fought hard, we lost the game.
What does a declarative sentence mean?
Statement, tells the reader something. Punctuation- (.)
What does an imperative sentence mean?
Command, tells the reader to do something. Punctuation-(.)(!)
What does an interrogative sentence mean?
Question, asks the reader. Punctuation- (?)
What does an exclamatory sentence mean?
A sentence that expresses a surprise. Punctuation-(!)
What is a simple sentence?
contains a subject and a verb, and it may also have an object and modifiers.
what are examples of Subordinating conjunctions?
(although, after, before, because, though, unless, until, when, where, while)
