Sentence Structure

A group of words with a subject and predicate. 

• Phrase
• Clause

Tags

CCSS.L.7.1A

CCSS.L.9-10.1B

A clause that can stand alone

• Independent
• Dependent

Tags

CCSS.L.7.1A

CCSS.L.9-10.1B

A clause that can't stand alone

• Independent
• Dependent

Tags

CCSS.L.7.1A

CCSS.L.9-10.1B

Identify the green words: 
When I was a little kid, I had a lemonade stand.

• Independent Clause
• Dependent Clause

Tags

CCSS.L.7.1A

CCSS.L.9-10.1B

Identify the green words:
The cat scratched the dog because he growled so menacingly. 

• Independent Clause
• Dependent Clause

Tags

CCSS.L.7.1A

CCSS.L.9-10.1B

Identify the green words: 
After we got home from school, we had a snack. 

• Independent Clause
• Dependent Clause

Tags

CCSS.L.7.1A

CCSS.L.9-10.1B

What sentence structure is the following:
The cat slept in the chair. 

• Simple
• Compound
• Complex

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1J

CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.3.1I

CCSS.L.7.1B

What structure is the following sentence: 
While you all were playing, I was studying. 

• Simple
• Compound
• Complex

Tags

CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.3.1H

CCSS.L.3.1I

CCSS.L.5.1E

CCSS.L.7.1B

I hope to be valedictorian one day, so I study very hard in my spare time. 

• Simple
• Compound
• Complex

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1H

CCSS.L.4.2C

CCSS.L.5.1E

CCSS.L.7.1B

CCSS.L.9-10.2A

What is the complete subject of the following:
The sleepy cat yawned in the window. 

• cat
• The sleepy cat
• yawned
• yawned in the window.

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1C

CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.3.1F

CCSS.L.3.1I