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MLA Heading: Student #: STUDY GUIDE - Sentence Structure Test BABY A(Subordinating Conjunctions) and FANBOYS (Coordinating Conjunctions): FANBOYS Steps to deciding what type of sentence you have. Go in this order! For And Nor But Or Yet So 1. 2. 3. 4. BABY A As Although After While When Unless Because Before If Since Find any BABY A and FANBOYS words in the sentence (star). Cross out any PREPOSITIONAL PHRASES. Circle the SUBJECT(S) and box the VERB(S). Identify which types of clauses are present in the sentences. INDEPENENT (underline) or DEPENDENT (double underline)? 5. Count your clauses – decide which type of sentence you have. SIMPLE (highlight yellow) COMPOUND (highlight pink) COMPLEX (highlight blue) COMPOUND-COMPLEX (highlight green) Prepositional Phrases: A prepositional phrase will have a preposition and will end with an object of the preposition. The object will always be a noun or a pronoun. Subjects and Verbs: A subject is what the sentence is about. A verb is a word that shows the action or state of being of the subject. PRACTICE: Cross out prepositional phrases. Circle the subjects and box the verbs in the sentences below: o Thanksgiving is a time of appreciation for the lives that we have. o We are blessed to live in the land of the free and the home of the brave. o When we realize how lucky we are, it is easy to bless others with what we have. o Remember, we should help those in need. Phrases and Clauses: A phrase does not contain both a subject and a verb. A clause has both a subject and a verb. Write P for phrase or C for clause on the line: o ____C_____ she loves her puppy o ____C_____ he really should try that toy o ____P_____ in love with its fur o ____P_____ playing in the yard MLA Heading: Student #: Independent and Dependent Clauses: An independent clause expresses a complete thought and can stand by itself as a sentence. A dependent clause must have a BABY A word at the beginning of the clause. BABY A words are also known by two other names: dependent marker word an subordinate conjunctions Directions: In the space before each group of words, mark P if it is a phrase, D if it is a dependent clause and I if it is an independent clause. __P____1. Over my head __I____12. Ear plugs would be a good investment __D___ 2. Because I was afraid __I____13. I never realized how losing sleep affected me __I____3. I didn’t get very much sleep __P____14. The next day ___P____4. That night (there is no a subject/verb) __D____15. When I got to work __I____5. I knew what happened __I____16. I forgot to lock the door of my car __D____6. So that I could get some rest __P____17. Walking into the parking garage __I____7. I heard the cat’s meow ___P___8. Sitting by the broken plate licking the crumbs __I, D____18. Did you ever get a strange feeling that someone was around you ___D___9. When I finally got up __P____19. On the back of my neck ___I___10. I got so tired __D____20. All because I hadn’t had enough sleep __D____11. Even though I counted sheep Sentence Types—Here are the rules: Simple Sentences: Have one independent clause HINT: Single individual; can survive alone Compound Sentences: Have two independent clauses joined by a fan boys word Will have FANBOYS word(s) HINT: Two independents coming together and are having to “fan” it out when they get angry. Complex Sentences: Have one independent clause and one or more dependent clauses Will have a Baby A word HINT: Single parent taking care of dependent(s) Compound-Complex Sentences: Have two independent clauses and one more dependent clauses Will have Baby A word and FANBOYS word(s) HINT: Married parents (two independents) taking care of dependent(s) PRACTICE: Identify each sentence below with S for simple, CD for compound, CX for complex, or CD-CX for compound-complex. MLA Heading: 1. Student #: My aunt has joined an investment club that 6. investigates and buys stocks, and she has made a little profit already. ___CD_____ 2. ___CD_____ 7. The Great Barrier Reef forms a natural breakwater for the coast of northeast Australia and attracts Just thinking is not enough; you must think of 8. We had gone only a little way into the cave before 9. Everyone who saw the movie has liked it, so I’m going tonight. __CD______ 10. our flashlight went out. ___CX_____ 5. The last car of the poky old freight train is just now coming into view. ____S____ something. ___CD_____ 4. After the holiday dinner is over, my brother washes dishes, and I dry them. ___CD-CX_____ tourists from all over the world. ___S_____ 3. Is the universe expanding, or is it contracting? We tried hard, but the job was harder than we expected. ___CD-CX_____ Although snow was predicted, the temperature has stayed above freezing, so rain is falling instead. ___CD-CX_____ Now, let’s put it all together. For each sentence found in Wonder, do the following: I) Cross out the prepositional phrases. 2) Circle the subject. 3) Box in the verb. 4) Place a star over the Baby A and FANBOY words. 5) Finally, identify the sentence type. 1. I started to follow her, but Julian cut right in front of me, which actually made me stumble backward. Sentence Type ________Compound-Complex_____________________ 2. Via doesn’t see me as ordinary. Sentence type _______Simple___________________ 3. The photographer looked like he’d sucked on a lemon when he saw me. Sentence type _________Complex_______________________ 4. So when I was in my mom’s stomach, no one had any idea that I would come out looking the way I look. Sentence type _________Complex________________