Lesson 4: Sentence Structure Signals
Directions: Use the sentence to answer the question.
Joe has enough money to buy the soccer ball or the soccer video game.
1. Which type of relationship does the conjunction “or” suggest?
A. a cause and effect
B. a choice
C. an outcome
D. a reason
I wanted to buy the movie, but I was a dollar short.
2. Which type of relationship does the conjunction but signal in the sentence?
A. contrasting outcome
B. gives a reason
C. additional information
D. rejection
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. sentence structure