Sentence Types

Whenever I go to California, I visit Disneyland.

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• compound sentence

• simple sentence

• simple sentence with a compound predicate

Janet will call before she comes to visit us.

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• compound sentence

• simple sentence

• simple sentence with a compound subject

Dr. Roberts was a surgeon during the Korean War.

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• simple sentence

• dependent clause

Jane will do her laundry, and she will study for her test.

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• compound sentence

• dependent clause

Peter and Alex enjoy movies but like books better.

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• sentence fragment

Which sentence below is punctuated correctly?

• I will need a new pencil, because mine is out of lead.

• The monsters in that story are fierce, and scarier than expected.

• If you want to go shopping, there is a new store at the mall.

• He is in the eighth grade but he looks much older.

Which of the sentences below is NOT punctuated correctly?

• Whenever my family visits we have a good time.

• Bob studies hard, and he gets good grades.

• I like to travel to Colorado and go skiing in the mountains.

• We should probably get some rest because it is getting late.

Choose the "best" sentence from the ones below.

• That Italian restaurant's food is tasty, and I can eat a whole pizza by myself.

• That Italian restaurant's food is tasty and I can eat a whole pizza by myself.

• That Italian restaurant's food is tasty; I can eat a whole pizza by myself.

• That Italian restaurant's meals are delectable, and I can nearly devour a whole meatball and mushroom pizza by myself.