Sentence Types

Every clause must have

• A subject

• A verb

• A subject and a verb

• A subject or a verb

An independent clause

• a group of words that has a subject and a verb and makes sense all on its own

• a group of words that has a subject and a verb

• a group of words that is a clause but does not make sense all on its own

• a group of words that has a preposition and object of preposition

A dependent clause

• a group of words that has a subject and a verb and makes sense all on its own

• a group of words that is a clause but does

  not make sense all on its own

• a group of words that has a noun and a verb

• a group of words that has a preposition and object of preposition

What is a simple sentence?

• Two or more independent clauses and one or more dependent clause

• An independent clause and one or more dependent clauses

• Two or more independent clauses combined with a comma and a coordinating conjunction

• One independent clause

What is a compound sentence?

• Two or more independent clauses and one or more dependent clause

• An independent clause and one or more dependent clauses

• Two or more independent clauses combined with a comma and a coordinating conjunction

• One independent clause

What is a complex sentence?

• Two or more independent clauses and one or more dependent clause

• An independent clause and one or more dependent clauses

• Two or more independent clauses combined with a comma and a coordinating conjunction

• One independent clause

What is a compound-complex sentence?

• Two or more independent clauses and one or more dependent clause

• An independent clause and one or more dependent clauses

• Two or more independent clauses combined with a comma and a coordinating conjunction

• One independent clause

What type of sentence is the following:

We can have pizza for dinner, or we can have burgers.

• simple sentence

• compound sentence

• complex sentence

• compound-complex sentence

What type of sentence is the following:

The frightened cat hid behind the sofa.

• simple sentence

• compound sentence

• complex sentence

• compound-complex sentence

What type of sentence is the following:

Whenever I go to my friend's house, we play video games.

• simple sentence

• compound sentence

• complex sentence

• compound-complex sentence