Sentence structure types

An independent clause is...

• a complex sentence

• a compound sentence

• not a complete sentence

• a complete sentence

• none of the above

Tags

CCSS.L.7.1A

CCSS.L.9-10.1B

When you add an independent clause to one or more dependent ones...

• You have a run-on sentence.

• You have a simple sentence.

• You have a complex sentence.

• You have a compound sentence.

Tags

CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.7.1B

CCSS.L.5.1E

CCSS.L.3.1H

CCSS.L.3.1I

"I ate my dinner last night, but it made me sick." This sentence is an example of...

• a compound sentence

• a complex sentence

• a simple sentence

• a dependent clause

Tags

CCSS.L.7.1B

CCSS.L.5.1E

CCSS.L.3.1H

CCSS.L.4.2C

CCSS.L.9-10.2A

Which sentence represents an interrogative sentence?

• Give me those papers.

• I hate peas.

• Which dog ran out in the street?

• I don't want your help!

Tags

CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.1.1J

CCSS.L.8.1C

CCSS.L.K.1D

Which of the following sentences has a dependent clause in it?

• I hate art class; I always spill something on my clothes.

• When I am in art class, I always end up spilling something.

• I went to art class, and I spilled something.

• I went to art class today.

Tags

CCSS.L.7.1A

CCSS.L.9-10.1B

Compound sentences...

• are just simple sentences

• are always run-ons

• must have a comma and FANBOYS conjunction between two independent clauses

• must have one dependent clause and one independent one

Tags

CCSS.L.7.1B

CCSS.L.5.1E

CCSS.L.3.1H

CCSS.L.4.2C

CCSS.L.9-10.2A

Simple sentences...

• are complete thoughts

• have one independent clause

• are fragments

• should never be used

• are never capitalized at the beginning

Tags

CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.7.1B

CCSS.L.1.1J

CCSS.L.3.1I

Simple sentences...

• are complete thoughts

• have one independent clause

• are fragments

• should never be used

• are never capitalized at the beginning

Which sentence represents an exclamatory sentence?

• Where are my socks?

• I believe they are in your dresser drawer.

• I can't find them!

• Look for them in the dryer.

Tags

CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.1.1J

CCSS.L.8.1C

CCSS.L.K.1D

CCSS.L.5.1A

Which sentence represents an exclamatory sentence?

• Where are my socks?

• I believe they are in your dresser drawer.

• I can't find them!

• Look for them in the dryer.