Compound and Complex Sentences Flashcards
Grade 4 · English · Flashcards
Review sentence types, clause types, and conjunctions for Grade 4 English.
Flashcards
- Simple Sentence
- One independent clause: 'The bird sang.'
- Compound Sentence
- Two independent clauses joined by FANBOYS or a semicolon: 'I ran, but I was slow.'
- Complex Sentence
- An independent clause + a dependent clause: 'Because it rained, we stayed inside.'
- Independent Clause
- Complete thought that can stand alone as a sentence
- Dependent Clause
- Has subject + verb but can't stand alone — needs an independent clause
- FANBOYS
- Coordinating conjunctions: For, And, Nor, But, Or, Yet, So
- Subordinating Conjunctions
- Words that begin dependent clauses: because, although, when, if, since, while, until, before, after
- Comma Rule for Complex Sentences
- If dependent clause comes FIRST, add a comma after it. If it comes second, no comma needed.
- 'Because'
- A subordinating conjunction that introduces a reason (dependent clause)
- 'Although'
- A subordinating conjunction meaning 'even though' — signals a contrast in a complex sentence
- Coordinating Conjunction
- Joins two equal, independent clauses — FANBOYS
- Compound-Complex Sentence
- Has TWO independent clauses AND at least one dependent clause — the most complex sentence type
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