Types of Sentences

a sentence with only one independent clause

• Simple Sentence

• Compound Sentence

• Complex Sentence

• Compound-Complex Sentence

a sentence made up of two or more simple sentences

• Simple Sentence

• Compound Sentence

• Complex Sentence

• Compound-Complex Sentence

contains one independent clause and one or more dependent clauses

• Simple Sentence

• Compound Sentence

• Complex Sentence

• Compound-Complex Sentence

contains two or more independent clauses and one or more dependent clauses

• Simple Sentence

• Compound Sentence

• Complex Sentence

• Compound-Complex Sentence

makes a statement

• Declarative Sentence

• Interrogative Sentence

• Imperative Sentence

• Exclamatory Sentence

asks a question

• Declarative Sentence

• Interrogative Sentence

• Imperative Sentence

• Exclamatory Sentence

makes a command

• Declarative Sentence

• Interrogative Sentence

• Imperative Sentence

• Exclamatory Sentence

communicates strong emotion or surprise

• Declarative Sentence

• Interrogative Sentence

• Imperative Sentence

• Exclamatory Sentence

A word, phrase, or clause that does not form a full sentence

• Fragment

• Run-On Sentence

• Comma Splice

two sentences joined incorrectly, often without punctuation

• Fragment

• Run-On Sentence

• Comma Splice