Sentence Structure

​Use the different types of sentence structures to help your writing sound better:

• ​Simple

• ​Compound

• ​Complex

​Action or

State of Being (is, are, was, were, am, seems...)

​Action or

State of Being (is, are, was, were, am, seems...)

​Who or What the sentence is about

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is a simple sentence?

• the movie Kung Fu Panda last night.

• Kung Fu Panda is one of my favorite movies.

• I think the panda in Kung Fu Panda is hilarious he make me laugh.

​for but

​and or

​nor yet

​ so

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is a compound sentence?

• Po worked in his family's noodle shop, but he wasn't the best employee.

• Po was the biggest fan of  Kung Fu in his village.

• Po, an overweight panda, was selected to fulfill an ancient prophecy.

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is a complex sentence?

• Po finds comfort in food when he is stressed.

• The famous five go to help evacuate the village and Po gets ready to fight the villainous leopard.

• Po does not think he can defeat Tai Lung because none of the five masters could not overpower him.

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is a complex sentence?

• After Po is chosen to fulfill an ancient prophecy, Po studies alongside his idols, the legendary Furious Five.

• Po studies with Tigress, Crane, Mantis, Viper and Monkey under the leadership of their guru, Master Shifu

• Shifu begins his rigorous training Po, using food as a reward.