Types of Sentences

What is a clause?

• a group of words containing a subject but no verb

• a group of words containing a verb but no subject

• a group of words that contains both a subject and a verb

Tags

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.W.8.2D

What are two types of clauses?

• Independent and Dependent

• Subjects and Verbs

• Coordinating and Subordinating

Is this sentence simple, compound or complex? Although there are many stories about the unicorn, it is only an imaginary animal.

• Simple

• Complex

• Compound

• Compound-Complex

Which is an example of an independent clause?

• When the cake is brown, take it out of the oven.

• The planets revolve around the sun.

• Until the sun sets.

What is a dependent clause?

• They begin with a subordinating conjunction and contains a subject and predicate.

• They stand alone as a sentence.

• They express a complete thought.

Simple sentences are made up of

• ONLY ONE independent clause

• NO independent clause

• TWO dependent clauses

How many clauses are needed to make a complex sentence?

• 1

• 2

• 3

• none

A compound sentence has

• ONE dependent clause and ONE independent clause

• ONE dependent clause

• TWO independent clauses joined by FANBOYS

What type of sentence is: She likes to sleep in, but if she has work, she can get up early.

• Simple

• Complex

• Compound

• Compound-Complex

What type of sentence is: I like tulips, and I like roses?

• Simple

• Complex

• Compound

• Compound-Complex