1. 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.)

2. 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.

3. 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.

4. 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