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This is a review of the 4 types of sentence structures as well as independent and dependent clauses.

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How many types of sentences are there?

4

5

TRUE OR FALSE - A dependent clause can stand alone.

FALSE

10

What type of clause can stand alone?

Independent

15

TRUE OR FALSE: A simple sentence can also be considered an independent clause.

TRUE

20

TRUE OR FALSE - You can tell whether a sentence is simple by its length.

FALSE

15

Which type of sentence as one dependent clause and one independent clause?

Complex Sentence

25

What type of punctuation will usually separate the clauses?

Comma

10

What type of conjunction is used at the beginning of a dependent clause?

Subordinating

25

What type of conjunction is used in a compound sentence?

Coordinating

25

A compound sentence is made up of what two types of clauses?

Independent

20

What is the formula for a compound-complex sentence?

Dependent Comma Independent Comma Conjunction Independent

25

What type of clause is overlapped in a compound-complex sentence?

Independent

20

What is the formula of a compound sentence?

Independent Comma Conjunction Independent

20

What is the formula of a complex sentence?

Dependent Comma Independent

20

What color did we highlight the dependent clauses?

Pink

5

What color did we highlight the independent clauses?

Yellow

5