Types of Sentences.

Identify the simple sentence.

• We bought our new sofa during the sale at the local furniture store.

• Photographs reveal active volcanoes on the moons of Jupiter and Neptune and extinct volcanoes on Venus and Mars.

• Please mute your microphone when you enter the space

• The mice darted underground as the owl dived at them.

A ___________ clause has a subject and a predicate but is not a complete thought.

A two independent clause can be joined by all of the following to create a compound sentence, except

• Semi-colon

• comma followed by a conjunctive adverb

• colon

• any conjunction

Select all the complex sentences.

• Molten rock is lighten than its surroundings; it rises to the surface.

• Owen felt responsible for the missing book though it was not his fault.

• Sandy cried because her beloved dog had ran away.

• When Stewie completes his courses, he is leaving for vacation.

Create two compound sentences using different joiners for each sentence.

Create two complex sentences.

Fill in the blank with the appropriate punctuation marks to create a grammatically correct compound sentence.

Lightening struck our oak __ moreover __ it felt to the ground.

Select the grammatically correct compound sentence.

• Mount Saint Helens erupt early on May 18, 1980 and, more than sixty people were killed.

• Because our history class is so large, we meet in the auditorium.

• The destruction to the earth and wildlife was extreme; the blast leveled 150 square miles forest.

• I will lock the door and turn off the lights before leaving.

Identify the type of sentence in the sentence below.

The 1991 eruption of Mount Pinatubo destroyed many homes, and it led to the of Clark Air Base.

Identify the type of sentence below.

Not all bird fly south for the winter; for instance, cardinals live in the northern states throughout the year.