Sentence Structure/ Types of Sentences

Sentence Structure

by Katharyn King

​English Sentence Structure

• ​A new sentence starts with a capital letter.

  • ​He earned a pizza party.

• ​A sentence ends with punctuation (period, question mark, exclamation point)

  • ​He earned a pizza party.

• ​A sentence contains a subject.

  • ​He earned a pizza party.

• ​A sentence follows SUBJECT + VERB + OBJECT word order.

  • ​He (subject) earned (verb) a pizza party (object).

• ​A sentence must have a complete idea and can STAND ALONE.

  • ​Even though I like pizza - - - NOT a complete thought

Multiple Choice

What's wrong with this sentence?

ran to the store.

• no verb

• no subject

• no punctuation

• run-on

Multiple Choice

Why is this sentence a fragment?

Peter at the park.

• no subject

• no verb

• no punctuation

• run-on

Multiple Choice

A sentence must end with ____________________.

• punctuation

• subject

• verb

• a capital letter

​Subject

​A person, animal, place, or thing that DOES THE ACTION.

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​****the subject is always a NOUN.

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​I like spaghetti.

​He reads many books.

​They eat pizza every Friday.

​My mom loves to sing in the shower.

​Verb

​an action word

​--what the subject is doing

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​I like spaghetti.

​He reads many books.

​They eat pizza every Friday.

​My mom loves to sing in the shower.

​Object

​the person, animal, or thing that RECEIVES the action.

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​​I like spaghetti.

​He reads many books.

​They eat pizza every Friday.

​My mom loves to sing in the shower.

​Simple sentence

​Has a subject and a verb

​Is only ONE complete thought - - (independent clause)

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​She wrote.

​She wrote a paper.

​She wrote a paper on Friday.

​She wrote a paper on Friday night before the football game.

Multiple Choice

She wrote the paper.

What is the subject?

• She

• wrote

• the

• paper

Multiple Choice

She wrote the paper.

What is the verb?

• She

• wrote

• the

• paper

Multiple Choice

She wrote the paper.

What is the object?

• She

• wrote

• the

• paper

​Compound Sentences

​-Two simple sentences (or independent clauses) COMBINED

​-We combine them with a COMMA and a JOINING WORD

​She likes bacon. She hates pickles.

​​COMPOUND SENTENCE:

​She likes bacon, but she hates pickles.

​TWO SIMPLE SENTENCES:

Multiple Choice

Which sentence is written correctly?

• John visits his brother in May but he won't see his mom until next year.

• john visits his brother in May but he won't see his mom until next year

• John visits his brother in May, but he won't see his mom until next year.

• John visits his brother in May but, he won't see his mom until next year.

Open Ended

Create your own compound sentence. Remember your punctuation!