Types of sentences

What are sentences?

• A set of words that is complete in itself, typically containing a subject and predicate, conveying a statement, question, exclamation, or command, and consisting of a main clause and sometimes one or more subordinate clauses.

• A single distinct meaningful element of speech or writing, used with others (or sometimes alone) to form a sentence and typically shown with a space on either side when written or printed

• a small group of words standing together as a conceptual unit, typically forming a component of a clause.

Squidward is Spongebob's neighbor, and Patrick is too.

• simple

• compound

• complex

1. Read the sentence then write simple, compound or complex for each sentence.

My grand mother and my dad measured the wall, yet the refrigerator did not quite fit.

• simple

• compound

• complex

7. Combine the pair of simple sentences to form a COMPOUND sentence.

a. Eva cried and stamped her feet.

b. Dad still will not let her watch that movie.

• Eva cried and stamped her feet Dad still will not let her watch that movie.

• Eva cried and stamped her feet, Dad still will not let her watch that movie.

• Eva cried and stamped her feet, but Dad still will not let her watch that movie.

• Although Eva cried and stamped her feet, Dad still will not let her watch that movie.

8. Combine the pair of simple sentences to form a COMPOUND sentence.

a. Mr Shap and his boss ran to school.

b. The twins followed them.

• Mr Shap and his boss ran to school the twins followed them.

• Mr Shap and his boss ran to school. The twins followed them.

• As Mr Shap and his boss ran to school, the twins followed them.

• Mr Shap and his boss ran to school; the twins followed them.

In the office, Mr. Krabs counts his hard earned money.

• simple

• compound

• complex

9. Combine the pair of simple sentences to form a COMPLEX sentence.

a. Little Amr wants to be a basketballer.

b. He practices every day.

• Little Amr wants to be a basketballer he practices every day.

• Little Amr wants to be a basketballer. He practices every day.

• Little Amr wants to be a basketballer, so he practices every day.

• Since little Amr wants to be a basketballer, he practices every day.

4. Read the sentence then write simple, compound or complex for each sentence.

Last week we visited three cities in four states.

• simple

• compound

• complex

Jenny trained hard for the race, though she did not expect to win.

• simple

• compound

• complex

1o. Combine the pair of simple sentences to form a COMPLEX sentence.

a. My Ballet lesson is at 4 o'clock.

b. I have to leave school when the bell rings.

• My Ballet lesson is at 4 o'clock I have to leave school when the bell rings.

• My Ballet lesson is at 4 o'clock. I have to leave school when the bell rings.

• I have to leave school when the bell rings; my Ballet lesson is at 4 o'clock.

• I have to leave school when the bell rings because my Ballet lesson is at 4 o'clock.