Sentence Types Simple Sentence A simple sentence also
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Sentence Types
Simple Sentence A simple sentence, also called an “independent clause”, contains – --A subject -- A verb --A complete thought
Simple Sentence For example… -Some students like to study in the morning. -Tim and Amy play football every afternoon. -Anne goes to the library and studies every day.
Compound Sentence A compound sentence contains two independent clauses (simple sentences) joined by a coordinating conjunction.
Compound Sentence The coordinating conjunctions are for, and, nor, but, or, yet, so For And Nor But Or Yet So
Compound Sentence -I tried to speak Spanish, and my friend tried to speak Italian. -Bill played soccer, so Janice went shopping. -Bill played soccer, for Janice went shopping.
Complex Sentence A complex sentence has an independent clause joined by one or more dependent clauses.
Complex Sentence A complex sentence will always have… -a subordinating conjunction (such as because, since, after, or although) -a relative pronoun (such as that, whom, whose, or which) -a relative adverb (when, where, and why).
Complex Sentence -When he handed in his homework, he forgot to give the teacher the last page. -The teacher returned the homework after she noticed the error. -The students are studying because they have a test tomorrow.
Complex Sentence -Because they have a test tomorrow, the students are studying. -After they finished studying, Joe and Terry went to the movies. -Joe and Terry went to the movies after they finished studying.
Complex Sentence -The woman who called my mom sells cosmetics. -The book that Jonathan read is on the shelf. -The house which Abraham Lincoln was born in is still standing. -The town where I grow up is in the United States.
Identify the Sentence Type -Helen Keller was born in Tuscumbia, Alabama, in 1880 and died in 1969.
Sentence Type SIMPLE
Sentence Type -Helen Keller was born in Tuscumbia, Alabama, in 1880 and she died in 1969.
Sentence Type COMPOUND
Sentence Type -Until she was 19 months of age, her sight and hearing were normal.
Sentence Type COMPLEX
Sentence Type -At the age of 19 months, a severe illness left her deaf and blind.
Sentence Type SIMPLE
Sentence Type -When she was seven, she began her education in reading and writing with Anne Sullivan.
Sentence Type COMPLEX
Sentence Type -The woman who helped Helen the most was Anne Sullivan.
Sentence Type COMPLEX
Sentence Type -Through persistence and stubbornness, Anne Sullivan broke through Helen’s walls of silence.
Sentence Type SIMPLE
Sentence Type -Helen learned to read by the Braille system, and she learned to write with a special typewriter.
Sentence Type COMPOUND
Sentence Type -Later, she entered Radcliffe College and graduated with honors in 1904.
Sentence Type SIMPLE
Sentence Type Helen’s story needed to be told, so a beautiful movie was made about her life.
Sentence Type COMPOUND
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