Types of Sentences (vocabulary)

a group of words working together as a unit that only has either a subject or a verb, but will not contain both.

• clause

• phrase

• simple sentence

• compound sentence

Tags

CCSS.L.6.6

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.W.7.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

A group of words that contains both a subject AND a verb

• clause

• phrase

• simple sentence

• compound sentence

Tags

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.W.7.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

A clause that can stand on its own because it contains one complete thought

• independent clause

• dependent clause

• clause

• phrase

Tags

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.W.7.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

a clause that cannot stand on its own because it does not express a complete thought.

• clause

• independent clause

• dependent clause

• simple sentence

Tags

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.W.7.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

This part of a sentence tells who or what the sentence is about and does the action of the verb.

• verb

• subject

• adverb

• adjective

Tags

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.W.6.2D

CCSS.W.7.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

This part of a sentence is the action word, it's what the subject of a sentence is doing.

• adverb

• verb

• subject

• adjective

Tags

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.W.7.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

sentence containing one independent clause.

• simple

• compound

• complex

• compound-complex

sentence containing 2 independent clauses, joined together with a comma and coordinating conjunction (FANBOYS) or a semicolon.

• compound-complex

• complex

• compound

• simple

Tags

CCSS.L.2.4D

A sentence containing one independent clause and one or more dependent clauses.

• simple

• compound-complex

• compound

• complex

1. A sentence containing two independent clauses and at least one or more dependent clauses.

• compound

• complex

• compound-complex

• simple

Tags

CCSS.L.2.4D