Directions: Fill in the blank with the correct word or term.

1. A simple sentence is an _________________ _____________, which
means that it includes a subject and verb and can stand alone as a
sentence.
2. A _________________ __________________ is a sentence with at least
two independent clauses joined by a ________________________.
3. You might use a ___________ _______________ which includes an
independent clause and at least one ______________ _____________.
4. A ____________ _______________ _____________ also can be used to
provide descriptive details when communicating thoughts and ideas.
5. Each type of _______________ can help you interact well with others and
express relationships between ideas

1. independent clause

2. compound sentence, conjunction
3. complex sentence, dependent clause
4. compound-complex sentence
5. punctuation