Sentence Forms

Group of words with a subject and verb that CANNOT stand alone (ex. Before we went to school, . . .)

• phrase

• simple sentence

• independent clause

• dependent clause

Group of words with a subject and verb that CAN stand alone (ex. I talked.)

• phrase

• independent clause

• dependent clause

• subordinator

Type of sentence formed from ONE independent clause

• simple

• compound

• complex

• compound-complex

Type of sentence formed from one DEPENDENT and one INDEPENDENT clause

• simple

• compound

• complex

• compound-complex

What type of sentence is the following?
John runs in the park, but Jim likes to skate.

• Simple sentence

• Compound sentence

On Saturday, we ate French toast.

• Simple sentence

• Compound sentence

Is the following sentence a Simple Sentence or Compound Sentence?
I decided I really wanted to eat a pumpkin muffin, so I drove to the store to buy one. 

• Simple Sentence 

• Compound Sentence 

This sentence shows excitement or strong emotion.

• interrogative

• declarative

• imperative

• exclamatory

This quiz is easy.

• declarative

• exclamatory

• imperative

• interrogative

Are you going to the movies tonight?

• declarative

• exclamatory

• imperative

• interrogative