- This is an independent clause with no subordinate clauses.
- This consists of two or more independent clauses with no subordinate clauses.
- This consists of at least two independent clauses and at least one subordinate clause.
- This consists of one independent clause with one or more subordinate clauses.
- This is a group of words that states the main thought of a sentence and is complete within itself.
- This is a group of words that does not have both a subject and a verb and cannot stand alone. It may be punctuated and capitalized as a sentence, but it does not constitute a complete sentence
- This is also known as a dependent clause. While it may contain a subject and verb and sometimes objects or complements, it cannot stand alone as it conveys an incomplete thought. It usually functions as an adjective, adverb or noun within a complete sentence.
- This is when two or more independent clauses are joined by a comma without a coordinating conjunction.
- This results when independent clauses have not been joined correctly.
- This asks a question. It is easily identified because the end punctuation is a question mark.