Sentence Structure/ Types of Sentences

Sentence Structure

by Katharyn King

​English Sentence Structure

• ​A new sentence starts with a capital letter.

  • ​He earned a pizza party.

• ​A sentence ends with punctuation (period, question mark, exclamation point)

  • ​He earned a pizza party.

• ​A sentence contains a subject.

  • ​He earned a pizza party.

• ​A sentence follows SUBJECT + VERB + OBJECT word order.

  • ​He (subject) earned (verb) a pizza party (object).

• ​A sentence must have a complete idea and can STAND ALONE.

  • ​Even though I like pizza - - - NOT a complete thought

Multiple Choice

What's wrong with this sentence?

ran to the store.

• no verb

• no subject

• no punctuation

• run-on

Multiple Choice

Why is this sentence a fragment?

Peter at the park.

• no subject

• no verb

• no punctuation

• run-on

Multiple Choice

A sentence must end with ____________________.

• punctuation

• subject

• verb

• a capital letter

​Subject

​A person, animal, place, or thing that DOES THE ACTION.

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​****the subject is always a NOUN.

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​I like spaghetti.

​He reads many books.

​They eat pizza every Friday.

​My mom loves to sing in the shower.

​Verb

​an action word

​--what the subject is doing

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​I like spaghetti.

​He reads many books.

​They eat pizza every Friday.

​My mom loves to sing in the shower.

​Object

​the person, animal, or thing that RECEIVES the action.

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​​I like spaghetti.

​He reads many books.

​They eat pizza every Friday.

​My mom loves to sing in the shower.

Fill in the Blank

______________ - a person, place, or thing that DOES THE ACTION in the sentence

Fill in the Blank

______________ - the action word in a sentence

​Simple sentence

​Has a subject and a verb

​Is only ONE complete thought - - (independent clause)

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​She wrote.

​She wrote a paper.

​She wrote a paper on Friday.

​She wrote a paper on Friday night before the football game.

Multiple Choice

She wrote the paper.

What is the subject?

• She

• wrote

• the

• paper

Multiple Choice

She wrote the paper.

What is the verb?

• She

• wrote

• the

• paper

Multiple Choice

She wrote the paper.

What is the object?

• She

• wrote

• the

• paper

Fill in the Blank

Correct this sentence:

he was late to class

Fill in the Blank

Type the subject of the sentence:

Luis runs faster than Jose.

Fill in the Blank

Type the verb of the sentence:

Luis runs faster than Jose.

​Compound Sentences

​-Two simple sentences (or independent clauses) COMBINED

​-We combine them with a COMMA and a JOINING WORD

​She likes bacon. She hates pickles.

​​COMPOUND SENTENCE:

​She likes bacon, but she hates pickles.

​TWO SIMPLE SENTENCES:

Fill in the Blank

Is this a simple or compound sentence?

Oliver eats green beans.

Fill in the Blank

Is this a simple or compound sentence?

Lauren has three dogs, and she has one cat.

Multiple Choice

Which sentence is written correctly?

• John visits his brother in May but he won't see his mom until next year.

• john visits his brother in May but he won't see his mom until next year

• John visits his brother in May, but he won't see his mom until next year.

• John visits his brother in May but, he won't see his mom until next year.

Fill in the Blank

Combine these sentences using the joining word SO.

I was late to school. I had to get a tardy.

Fill in the Blank

Combine these sentences using the joining word BUT.

Rebecca wanted to play basketball. She did not make the team.

Fill in the Blank

Combine these sentences using the joining word AND.

We have pizza on Friday night. We usually get ice cream, too.

Open Ended

Create your own compound sentence. Remember your punctuation!