Understanding Sentence Types

Front

Declarative Sentence

Back

Makes a statement

Front

Interrogative Sentence

Back

Asks a question

Front

Imperative Sentence

Back

Gives a command

Front

Exclamatory Sentence

Back

Expresses strong emotion

Front

Simple Sentence

Back

One independent clause

Front

Compound Sentence

Back

Two independent clauses

Front

Complex Sentence

Back

Independent + dependent clause

Front

Compound-Complex Sentence

Back

Two independent + one dependent clause

Front

Subject of a Sentence

Back

Who or what the sentence is about

Front

Predicate of a Sentence

Back

Tells something about the subject