Sentence Structure

Front

Two essential elements of all clauses:

Back

subject & predicate

Front

Dependent clause characteristics

Back

It is an incomplete thought.

Front

Study needed; test tomorrow.

Back

Complex Sentence

Front

Combine: No school next week. We should go to the beach.

Back

No school next week, so we should go to the beach.

Front

No school next week; we should go to the beach.

Back

Compound

Front

And, Nor, But, Or, Yet, So are...

Back

coordinating conjunctions

Front

Punctuate: Josh played the song again because it is his favorite.

Back

Correct as it is.

Front

We will do well on this test!

Back

Simple

Front

Take your time, and try your best.

Back

Imperative

Front

Bailey spiked the ball, and the volleyball team won the match!

Back

exclamatory, compound