Phrases, Clauses, & Sentence Types

A simple sentence must have...

• only a subject

• only 1 independent clause

• 1 independent clause and 1 dependent clause

• only a verb

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1I

CCSS.L.7.1B

CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.1.1J

A compound-complex sentence must have...

• 1 independent clause

• 3 subordinating conjunctions

• 2 or more independent clauses and 1 or more dependent clauses

• 1 phase and 1 clause

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1I

CCSS.L.7.1B

CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.5.1E

CCSS.L.3.1H

A compound sentence must have...

• 2 dependent clauses

• 1 subject and 1 verb

• A subordinate conjunction

• 2 independent clauses

Tags

CCSS.L.7.1B

CCSS.L.5.1E

CCSS.L.3.1H

CCSS.L.4.2C

CCSS.L.9-10.2A

A complex sentence must have...

• 1 independent clause and 1 dependent clause

• A coordinating conjunction

• 2 phrases

• 3 dependent clauses and 1 independent clause

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1I

CCSS.L.7.1B

CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.5.1E

CCSS.L.3.1H

The sentence below is an example of which sentence type?

The dog walked down the street.

• Compound

• Simple

• Complex

• Compound-Complex

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1I

CCSS.L.7.1B

CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.5.1E

CCSS.L.3.1H

The sentence below is an example of which sentence type?

Sarah and Emily went to buy groceries for dinner.

• Complex

• Compound

• Simple

• Independent

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1I

CCSS.L.7.1B

CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.1.1J

The sentence below is an example of which sentence type?

The soccer team had practice today, and they played a game on Saturday.

• Simple

• Dependent

• Complex

• Compound

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1I

CCSS.L.7.1B

CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.1.1J

The sentence below is an example of which type of sentence...

Even though he studied for his test, he failed it anyways.

• Compound

• Compound-Complex

• Complex

• Simple

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1I

CCSS.L.7.1B

CCSS.L.5.1E

CCSS.L.4.2C

CCSS.L.9-10.2A

The sentence below is an example of which sentence type?

It was Paul's birthday, so we wanted to bake chocolate chip cookies however we forgot he is allergic to chocolate.

• Simple

• Independent

• Compound-Complex

• Complex

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1I

CCSS.L.7.1B

CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.5.1E

CCSS.L.3.1H

Which is NOT a coordinating conjunction

• However

• For

• But

• Yet

Tags

CCSS.L.5.1E

CCSS.L.3.1H

CCSS.L.1.1G

CCSS.L.5.1A