How well do you understand the difference between the various sentence structures and sentence parts? Use this matching activity to learn those differences so you can use them later in this lesson. Keep trying until you can get them all right.
compound
sentence independent
clause simple
sentence clause
complex
sentence subordinate
clause |
same as an independent clause
at least two independent clauses that are joined
an independent clause and at least one subordinate clause
a group of words containing a subject and predicate
a subject and predicate and can stand alone as a sentence
a subject and predicate but that cannot stand alone as a sentence
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