Sentence structures Flashcards
1
Q
Types of clauses
A
Dependent and independent clause
2
Q
Types of sentence structures
A
- Simple sentence
- Compound sentence
- Complex sentence
- Compound-complex sentence
3
Q
It contains one or more complete thoughts or ideas.
A
Independent clause
4
Q
It does not contain a full thought. It is used to support a main idea.
A
Dependent clause
5
Q
It contains only one independent clause, with a subject and predicate.
A
Simple sentence
6
Q
It contains one independent clause and one or more dependent clause.
A
Complex sentence
7
Q
It contains two or more independent clauses joined together with a coordination conjunction (FANBOYS).
A
Compound sentence
8
Q
A sentence with two or more independent clauses and at least one dependent clause.
A
Compound-complex sentence
