Semester Review Tour: Sentences

To have a complete sentence, you need a subject (who/what the sentence is about) and

• a verb

• a verb and complete thought

• an adjective

• a phrase

Is this a complete sentence?

Running to the store on Friday.

• Yes

• No

• I have no idea.

Is this a complete sentence?

Lamont, the player with the red shoes.

• Yes

• No

• I have no idea.

Is this a complete sentence?

Because it's supposed to snow, they made plans to go skiing.

• Yes

• No

• I have no idea.

What kind of sentence is this? Be careful!!

The man is going to buy a house, he hopes to move by January.

• SIMPLE (one subject part and one predicate part)

• COMPOUND (two sentences with a comma AND a FANBOYS)

• COMPLEX (watch for an AAAWWWUBBIS)

• RUN-ON (two sentences with only a comma or no punctuation in between)

What kind of sentence is this?

That roller coaster has a lot of twists and turns.

• SIMPLE (one subject part and one predicate part)

• COMPOUND (two sentences with a comma AND a FANBOYS)

• COMPLEX (watch for an AAAWWUBBIS)

• RUN-ON (two sentences with only a comma or no punctuation at all)

What kind of sentence is this?

While the spaghetti is cooking, you can heat up the sauce.

• SIMPLE (one subject part and one predicate part)

• COMPOUND (two sentences with a comma AND a FANBOYS)

• COMPLEX (watch for an AAAWWUBBIS)

• RUN-ON (two sentences with only a comma or no punctuation in between)

What kind of sentence is this?

Sally liked the painting, but she didn't have the money to pay for it.

• SIMPLE (one subject part and one predicate part)

• COMPOUND (two sentences with a comma AND a FANBOYS)

• COMPLEX (watch for an AAAWWUBBIS)

• RUN-ON (two sentences with only a comma or no punctuation in between)

Which answer choice is a good example of sentence variety (which is what you want to do in your own writing!)?

• I love living in the city of San Francisco.  I have a wonderful view of the entire city from my apartment window, and I can see the Golden Gate Bridge under which many cargo ships pass each day.  I also like San Francisco because  I can find wonderful restaurants with food from just about every country; however, I don't like the traffic in the city.

• I love living in the city.  I have a view of the entire city.  I have an apartment. I can see the Golden Gate Bridge.  I can see many cargo ships.  I like the restaurants in San Francisco.  I can find wonderful food from just about every country.  I don't like the traffic in the city.