Are You Smarter Than an Independent Clause??

If you see the word "but" in a sentence, it is a

If you see the following conjunction...... you have a compound sentence.

This game is the best one, it was so much fun!

The Panthers won the championship, so the Village of Evergreen Park was excited.  

The new Jim Carrey movie was very funny, but I didn't have enough money to go see it.  

If you see one of the following conjunctions ..........  you have a complex sentence.

Sarah and Jenny were invited to the party, but Sarah could not go.  

so much homework to do in my math class

Fred brought candy for his class when it was his birthday.  Fred brought candy for his class is

I've got the Eye of the Tiger.  

The great, big, giraffe at the zoo looks very hungry to me.  

The Chicago Cubs start playing real games on Monday, April 6th

If you find a dollar on the ground, it belongs to me.  

If you see the word so in a sentence, it is a 

You are never, ever, ever suppose to start a sentence with the word

Mary lost her cat in the backyard, she was very upset.

When I saw a dog on my porch, I started to get scared.

We Wear Masks is my favorite poem.

If you saw the word "as if" in a sentence, you would have a 

At the end of the scary movie with the werewolves and vampires.

On top of the shelf, I keep my spare change.  

One Direction is performing Saturday at Soldier Field, I already bought my tickets!

How many Marathons has Mr. Sullivan ran?

Sal and James won a year's supply of video games from Game Stop.

Mr. Sullivan is shaving his head for St. Baldrick's, and he has raised $420 as of March 4th.