Basic Sentence Structure

Has a single independent clause with at least one subject and predicate

• simple sentence

• compound sentence

• complex sentence

• compound-complex sentence

Consists of two independent clauses joined either by a conjunction and comma, or joined by a semicolon

• simple sentence

• compound sentence

• complex sentence

• compound-complex sentence

I will start high school next year.

• simple sentence

• compound sentence

• complex sentence

• compound-complex sentence

Pick the correct sentence type:

John's story gave me goose bumps.

• simple sentence

• compound sentence

• complex sentence

• compound-complex sentence

Pick the correct sentence type:

Sasha went to the store for milk.

• simple sentence

• compound sentence

• complex sentence

• compound-complex sentence

Pick the correct sentence type:

John has a great imagination, and I always enjoy his writing.

• simple sentence

• compound sentence

• complex sentence

• compound-complex sentence

Landon did not cheat on the test, for it was not the right thing to do.

• simple sentence

• compound sentence

• complex sentence

• compound-complex sentence

Pick the correct sentence type:

Jenny didn't like the dentist, yet she went anyway.

• simple sentence

• compound sentence

• complex sentence

• compound-complex sentence

Identify  English basic sentence structures below.

I am lost.

• S+V                    

• S+V+O

• S+V+SC             

• S+V+IO+DO

• S+V+O+OC

Identify English basic sentence structures below.

• S+V             

• S+V+O           

• S+V+SC        

• S+V+IO+DO         

• S+V+O+OC