3. 4 Guess that sentence type

A sentence that contains the basics such as: a subject, a verb, and a completed thought.

This is known as...

• Simple Sentence

• Compound

• Compound Complex

• Complex sentence

Answer explanation

subject (object/person)-Joe

Verb (Action)-Waited

A complete thought is when something is explained in full and in order that makes sense.

Example: Joe waited for the train.

An independent clause makes a complete sentence on its own & the dependent clause makes an incomplete sentence on it’s own. It is dependent on the first clause for the phrase to make sense.

This is known as....

• Complex sentence

• Compound sentence

• Simple sentence

• Compound complex sentence

Answer explanation

Example: I like to eat the candy before I watch a movie.

Guess the sentence type:

I was snippy towards classmates because I wasn't able to keep up with the workload.

• Simple

• Complex

Answer explanation

This sentence has an independent clause ("I was snippy towards classmates" ) and a dependent clause ("because I wasn't able to keep up with the workload".) so it's a complex sentence.

Guess the sentence type:

My brother’s dog barks a lot.

• Simple

• Complex

Answer explanation

A simple sentence has the most basic elements that make it a sentence: a subject, a verb, and a completed thought.

subject-"dog"

verb-"bark"

completed thought-full short sentence that make sense.

Guess the sentence type:

My dog was hungry even though she already ate breakfast.

• Complex Sentence

• Simple Sentence

Answer explanation

This sentence has an independent clause (“My dog was hungry”) and a dependent clause (“ Even though she already ate breakfast”) so it's a complex sentence.

What is the sentence type:

A sentence that contains the basics such as: a subject, a verb, and a completed thought.

• Simple Sentence

• Compound

• Compound Complex

• Complex sentence

Answer explanation

subject (object/person)-Joe

Verb (Action)-Waited

A complete thought is when something is explained in full and in order that makes sense.

Example: Joe waited for the train.

Guess the sentence type!

Because I was able to keep up with the workload, I was nicer towards my classmates.

• Simple

• Complex

Answer explanation

This complex sentence begins with a dependent clause ("because I was able to keep up with the workload" ) and ended with an independent clause ("I was nicer towards my classmates").

Guess the sentence type!

An independent clause makes a complete sentence on its own "I like to eat candy" & the dependent clause makes an incomplete sentence on it’s own "before I watch a movie". It is dependent on the first clause for the phrase to make sense.

• Complex sentence

• Compound sentence

• Simple sentence

• Compound complex sentence

Guess the sentence type!

I ran for miles this morning.

• Simple

• Complex

Answer explanation

A simple sentence that contains the basics such as: a subject, a verb, and a completed thought.

Subject-Themselves "I"

Verb- "Ran"

Completed thought-"for miles this morning"

Guess the sentence type!

She ate a banana

• Complex

• Simple

Answer explanation

A simple sentence that contains the basics such as: a subject, a verb, and a completed thought.

Subject-"she"

Verb -"ate"