Types of Sentences

a sentence with only one independent clause

• Simple Sentence

• Compound Sentence

• Complex Sentence

• Compound-Complex Sentence

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1J

CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.3.1I

CCSS.L.7.1B

a sentence made up of two or more simple sentences

• Simple Sentence

• Compound Sentence

• Complex Sentence

• Compound-Complex Sentence

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1H

CCSS.L.4.2C

CCSS.L.5.1E

CCSS.L.7.1B

CCSS.L.9-10.2A

contains one independent clause and one or more dependent clauses

• Simple Sentence

• Compound Sentence

• Complex Sentence

• Compound-Complex Sentence

Tags

CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.3.1H

CCSS.L.3.1I

CCSS.L.5.1E

CCSS.L.7.1B

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

• Simple Sentence

• Compound Sentence

• Complex Sentence

• Compound-Complex Sentence

Tags

CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.3.1H

CCSS.L.3.1I

CCSS.L.5.1E

CCSS.L.7.1B

makes a statement

• Declarative Sentence

• Interrogative Sentence

• Imperative Sentence

• Exclamatory Sentence

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1J

CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.8.1C

CCSS.L.K.1D

asks a question

• Declarative Sentence

• Interrogative Sentence

• Imperative Sentence

• Exclamatory Sentence

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1J

CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.5.1A

CCSS.L.8.1C

CCSS.L.K.1D

makes a command

• Declarative Sentence

• Interrogative Sentence

• Imperative Sentence

• Exclamatory Sentence

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1J

CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.8.1C

CCSS.L.K.1D

communicates strong emotion or surprise

• Declarative Sentence

• Interrogative Sentence

• Imperative Sentence

• Exclamatory Sentence

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1J

CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.5.1A

CCSS.L.8.1C

CCSS.L.K.1D

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

• Fragment

• Run-On Sentence

• Comma Splice

Tags

CCSS.L.4.1F

two sentences joined incorrectly, often without punctuation

• Fragment

• Run-On Sentence

• Comma Splice

Tags

CCSS.L.4.1F