Sentence Type

​REVIEW + USE
Simple, Compound, Complex, Compound-Complex

​25. Sentence Types

​Simple Sentences

​Example: The girl ran down the street.

a sentence consisting of only one clause
subject + verb

​Compound Sentences

​Example: The girl ran down the street, and her brother followed her.

made up of at least two main clauses connected by a coordinating conjunction.
(For, And, Nor, But, Or, Yet, So)

​Complex Sentences

Because she ran away, her mother was worried.

a sentence with one independent clause and at least one dependent clause

dependent clause uses a subordinating conjunction (ISAWAWABUB)

​Compound - Complex Sentences

​A compound sentence joined with a complex sentence 

Because the children ran away, their mother was worried and their dad went after them in the car.

Sentences from a book

You're going to see some examples from last weeks text.
Can you spot which sentence type is being use?

Multiple Choice

Mr. Darcy said very little, and Mr. Hurst nothing at all.

• complex

• simple

• compound-complex

• compound

Multiple Choice

Elizabeth silently attended her.

• complex

• simple

• compound-complex

• compound

Multiple Choice

When the clock struck three, Elizabeth felt that she must go, and very unwillingly said so.

• complex

• simple

• compound-complex

• compound

Multiple Choice

Elizabeth most thankfully consented, and a servant was dispatched to Longbourn to

acquaint the family with her stay and bring back a supply of clothes.

• complex

• simple

• compound-complex

• compound

Multiple Choice

When breakfast was over they were joined by the sisters; and Elizabeth began to like them

herself, when she saw how much affection and solicitude they showed for Jane.

• complex

• simple

• compound-complex

• compound

Using different sentence types in our writing

The breakfast palour.
Elizabeth burst into Thornbury Manor. Her breath was ragged and her brow glistened with sweat from a long, arduous journey on foot. As she caught here breath, the ladies looked on at her disheveled appearance in distaste.

​What sentence types can you see?

Using different sentence types in our writing

The breakfast palour.
Elizabeth burst into Thornbury Manor. Her breath was ragged and her brow glistened with sweat from a long, arduous journey on foot. As she caught here breath, the ladies looked on at her disheveled appearance in distaste.

​TASK:
Write 3 sentences for the various scenes from the text.
Make sure you include:
Simple, compound, complex and compound-complex.

Using different sentence types in our writing

Using different sentence types in our writing