Sentences-Types

Which type of sentence has one subject and one verb?

• simple
• compound 
• complex

Which type of sentence has TWO or more complete thoughts, usually with a comma and a FANBOYS (conjunction) word?

• simple

• compound

• complex

Which type of sentence has an independent clause (complete thought) AND a dependent (can't stand alone) clause?

• simple

• compound

• complex

My hair smells like roses.

• simple sentence
• compound sentence
• complex sentence

He says you're tired, but I think you're just lazy.

• Simple sentence

• Compound sentence

• Complex sentence

"Although if I am going to lose, I'd rather Peeta win than the others." -Katniss

• simple sentence

• compound sentence

• complex sentence

Katniss was worried about her score, but things turned out okay.

• simple sentence

• compound sentence

• complex sentence

Mrs. Lillquist wears her necklace everyday.

• simple sentence

• compound sentence

• complex sentence

Misael did his homework at home, before waiting for his friends to show up.

• simple sentence

• compound sentence

• complex sentence

Why do we need to know about simple, compound, and complex sentences?

• We need to know so we can avoid writing incomplete sentences.

• We should know so we know what makes a sentence complete.

• Good writers use different kinds of sentences. If they only ever wrote simple sentences, it could sound boring after awhile.

• All of the above!