Sentence Structure- Syntax

"You're time is limited, so don't waste it living someone else's life." (Steve Jobs)

• Simple Sentence

• Compound Sentence

• Complex Sentence

• Compound Complex Sentence

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1H

CCSS.L.3.1I

CCSS.L.4.2C

CCSS.L.5.1E

CCSS.L.7.1B

Does this sentence need a comma?
I went to dance and then went home.

• Yes
• No

Tags

TEKS.ELA.4.2A.I

TEKS.ELA.4.2A.II

TEKS.ELA.4.2A.III

TEKS.ELA.4.2A.V

TEKS.ELA.4.2A.VI

Subordinating conjunctions start which type of clauses?

• independent clauses
• dependent clauses
• both a and b
• simple sentences

Tags

CCSS.L.7.1A

CCSS.L.9-10.1B

If they place first, they might win five hundred dollars.

• complex sentence
• compound sentence
• simple sentence

Tags

CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.3.1H

CCSS.L.3.1I

CCSS.L.5.1E

CCSS.L.7.1B

The robot can also sort objects, but it cannot count.

• complex sentence
• compound sentence
• simple sentence

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1H

CCSS.L.4.2C

CCSS.L.5.1E

CCSS.L.7.1B

CCSS.L.9-10.2A

Because there was a hurricane, we had to cancel our trip to the beach. 

• Simple
• Compound
• Complex

Tags

CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.3.1H

CCSS.L.3.1I

CCSS.L.5.1E

CCSS.L.7.1B

Which of the following sentences is a simple sentence?

• Rodney plays basketball, but Cheryl always beats Rodney.
• Rodney likes to play basketball, but I like to play baseball.
• Cheryl likes basketball, and she also likes ice skating.
• Rodney likes to spend his weekends playing basketball.

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1J

CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.3.1I

CCSS.L.7.1B

Which of the following is a complex sentence?

• The animals in the mountains can be loud at night.
• The morning is so bright, and the night is as black as the sea.
• When I get to the bottom of the mountain, I want to sit beside the stream.
• The valley is a very quiet place to sit and think at night.

Tags

CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.3.1H

CCSS.L.3.1I

CCSS.L.5.1E

CCSS.L.7.1B

Which of the following is a compound sentences?

• Anita wrote about sports for her report, but Susie wrote about art.
• The students could work with partners on their research projects. 
• The fifth grade teacher read the reports and gave out the grades.
• Francine wanted to write a report about her favorite movie star.

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1H

CCSS.L.3.1I

CCSS.L.4.2C

CCSS.L.5.1E

CCSS.L.7.1B

We enjoyed our day because we were allowed to choose our reading.

• Simple Sentence

• Compound Sentence

• Complex Sentence

• Compound Complex Sentence

Tags

TEKS.ELA.6.10D.I

TEKS.ELA.6.10D.VI

TEKS.ELA.7.10D.I

TEKS.ELA.7.10D.VI

TEKS.ELA.8.10D.I