Sentence Structure Flashcards
What are the two types of Clauses?
(1) Independent Clause
(2) Dependent Clause
It is a type of clause that can stand alone and contains one or more complete thoughts or ideas.
Independent Clause
It is a type of clause that can’t stand alone and does not contain a full thought.
Dependent Clause
What type of clause is in the example?
“Althea went to the market yesterday.”
Independent Clause
What type of clause is in the example?
“When I think about my life…?”
Dependent Clause
What are the four types of Sentence Structures?
(1) Simple Sentence
(2) Compound Sentence
(3) Complex Sentence
(4) Compound - Complex Sentence / Complex - Compound Sentence
It is a type of sentence structure that contains only one independent clause.
Simple Sentence
It is a type of sentence structure that contains two or more independent clauses.
Compound Sentence
It is a type of sentence structure that contains one independent clause and one or more dependent clauses.
Complex Sentence
It is a type of sentence structure that contains two or more independent clauses and at least one dependent clause.
Compound - Complex Sentence /
Complex - Compound Sentence
It is also called as main clause.
Simple Sentence
It is joined by the coordinating conjunctions.
Compound Sentence
It is joined by the subordinating conjunctions.
Complex Sentence
What mnemonic device is used for coordinating conjunctions?
FANBOYS
What mnemonic device is used for subordinating conjunctions?
ON A WHITE BUS
What type of sentence structure is in the example?
“She completed her literature review.”
Simple Sentence
What type of sentence structure is in the example?
“She completed her literature review, and she created her reference list.”
Compound Sentence
What type of sentence structure is in the example?
“Although she completed
her literature review,
she still needed to
work on her methods
section.”
Complex Sentence
What type of sentence structure is in the example?
“She completed her literature
review, but she still needs
to work on her methods
section even though she
finished her methods section
course last semester.”
Compound - Complex Sentence /
Complex - Compound Sentence
What type of sentence structure is in the example?
“Lewis and Alice
played in the
backyard and read
in the house.”
Simple Sentence
What type of sentence structure is in the example?
“They studied APA rules
for many hours as they
were so interesting.”
Complex Sentence
What type of sentence structure is in the example?
“London’s underground subway
system is very efficient and
easy to use; the city is large
and bustling but well-connected.”
Compound Sentence
What type of sentence structure is in the example?
“Although he organized his
sources by theme, he decided
to arrange them
chronologically, and he
carefully followed the meal
plan for organization.”
Compound - Complex Sentence /
Complex - Compound Sentence
What type of sentence structure sentence is in the example?
“If you had a day off, what would
you do to relax?”
Complex Sentence
