Types of Sentences

Types of Sentences

​Why is it important to use a variety of sentences in our writing?

What are the four types of sentences?

• Simple

• Compound

• Complex

• Compoud-Complex

Let's start with the first type!

SIMPLE SENTENCES

Multiple Choice

Take a guess and recall information. Which one of the following is a simple sentence?

• The boy

• We will stay at the mansion this weekend.

• Dad will buy a new car, and he will change its inner decoration.

• Will the girl?

Open Ended

It is your turn to try writing a simple sentence. Make sure that it has one subject and one object!

2.Compound Sentences

Those sentences are made of TWO independent clauses (or full/complete sentences). They are usually joined by something called "coordinating conjunctions" or FANBOYS. (For-and-nor-but-or-yet-so)

For example:

Lars did not attend his online meeting, but he made sure to send an email of apology to his boss.

This is a COMPOUND sentence made of two independent clauses/full sentences!

Multiple Choice

Which of the following sentences is a compound one?

• He gave away his concert tickets.

• Dad couldn't.

• Sally decided to help her best friend Sam, for she knew that Sam was struggling.

• When we arrived to the park, we directly set the picnic.

Complex Sentences

A sentence that has a dependent clause and an independent clause at the same time.

It is also known for having subordinating conjunctions (since it has a dependent clause and those clauses usually include subordinating conjunctions!)

Multiple Choice

Which sentence is a complex sentence? Look and read both sentences carefully.

• As the parents prepared for the dinner party, the kids played in their room.

• Alexa called her new friend from school, and she decided to have a study session with her,

Open Ended

Your turn to think of a complex sentence.

Write some on your notebooks!

Compound-Complex Sentence (Another Example)

• If we are going to the movies, I want to watch a comedy, but I am sure that my friend will insist on watching a romantic one.

• In this example, which is the dependent clause and which is the independent clause? or clauses?

Multiple Select

Which of the following sentences are compound-complex?

• Kate doesn't like cartoons because they are loud, so she doesn't watch them.

• They decided to watch a movie.

• She likes to sleep in but she can get up early if she has work.

• Are you there yet?

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