Quick Review: Simple Sentence: has one complete subject and one complete predicate Compound Sentence: contains two or more connected simple sentences. (Each simple sentence is called a main clause.) Complex Sentence: has a main clause and a subordinate clause. (Part of the sentence can stand alone. Part of the the sentence would be a fragment if it was alone.)

Examples of Main Clauses in Compound Sentences Millions of people live in cities, but many others reside in the suburbs. Tacos come in two varieties; their shells can be made of either flour or corn. The ideas in your paper are good, but your handwriting is sloppy.

Subordinate Clauses Subordinate clause: is a group of words that has a subject and a predicate but does not express a complete thought and cannot stand alone as a sentence. A subordinate clause is ALWAYS combined with a main clause in a sentence. Also called a Dependent Clause.

Subordinating Conjunctions These words start subordinating clauses and help us identify COMPLEX SENTENCES: That What Which Who Whom Whomever Whose While After Although As Beca use Befor e If Once Since Thou gh Until Till Unle ss Whe n Whe never Wher e Wher ever