Good Sentences Flashcards
1
Q
What is a simple sentence
A
Has one idea and one independent or main clause
2
Q
What is a compound sentence?
A
Has two main clauses, joined by conjunction or conjunctive, adverb or punctuation
3
Q
What is a complex sentence?
A
Has at least one subordinate clause and can’t survive on its own without the other sentence.. it can have the subordinate in the middle 
4
Q
what kind of sentence is Subject Verb Object? Ex: Melanie loves pizza
A
Active
5
Q
What kind of sentence is Object Verb?
Ex: a decision was made to cancel school
A
Passive because there is no subject. Who is making the decision?
6
Q
What happens if you place the object before the subject in a sentence
A
It emphasizes the object
