Sentence Types

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Example of a 'w start' sentence: When the sun comes out, the rain begins to dry up., What are you doing today?, Wendy was really tall., White and black stripes cover the zebra.

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When the sun comes out, the rain begins to dry up.

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Which sentence is an example of an 'ing' start sentence? Options: "Bring me the paper," the teacher asked me.; Running blindly in to the darkness, I reached out for something to hold on to.; Jumping is fun.; Ring ring went the phone.

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Running blindly in to the darkness, I reached out for something to hold on to.

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Which one of these sentences is an example of a simple sentence? It was so cold and so wet outside., I love chocolate because it is sweet and creamy., It was a sunny day at the beach., Before any one could see it, the flash was gone.

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It was a sunny day at the beach.

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Which one of these sentences is an example of a compound sentence? I like it when it rains., I walked to the park and went down the slide., The good news is that it isn't hard to learn how to ride a bike., I love my mum.

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I walked to the park and went down the slide.

Front

Example of 'the very short' sentence:

• The coffee was very hot.
• I am going to the beach and I am going to build a very big sandcastle.
• Easily, Donna got full marks on her test.
• I can't wait to go down the new slide on the playground.

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The coffee was very hot.

Front

Which one of these is an example of the 'adverb' start sentence?

• Running as fast as I could, I burst across the finish line.
• I like swimming.
• When he got better, he came back to school.
• Lazily, the cat stretched out it's legs.

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Lazily, the cat stretched out it's legs.

Front

Example of an 'ed' sentence start: Beds are very comfy to sleep in., Shocked from the site, I sat down in fear., Head, shoulders, knees and toes., He walked in to the room and there was no sign of anyone.

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Shocked from the site, I sat down in fear.

Front

Which one of these is an example of a complex sentence?

• Let's get this over with.
• The car is red and the tyres are black.
• She returned the computer after she noticed it was damaged.
• The sloth was slow but he was very cute.

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She returned the computer after she noticed it was damaged.

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What do all sentences need to have?

Back

Start with a capital letter and end with a full stop