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 answer

1. independent clause
2. compound sentence, conjunction
3. complex sentence, dependent clause
4. compound complex sentence
5. sentence