Types of Sentences & Punctuation

Choose the sentence fragment:

• At the auction, I bid on an antique dresser.

• All of the flowers from local nurseries

Tags

CCSS.L.4.1F

Choose the complete sentence:

• More than fifty reviews of the new video game console.

• For breakfast, this restaurant serves eggs with biscuits and gravy.

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1I

CCSS.L.7.1B

CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.1.1J

Choose the sentence fragment:

• The next-door neighbors of my elderly grandparents.

• In the winter, caribou feed on mushrooms and lichen.

Tags

CCSS.L.4.1F

Choose the run-on sentence:

• Monica put stars on the ceiling they glow in the dark.

• The infant slumbered in his mother's arms.

Tags

CCSS.L.4.1F

What type of sentence is this?

Dwayne always approaches difficult tasks enthusiastically, and he frequently motivates others with his energy and fervor.

• Simple

• Compound

• Complex

• Compound-complex

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1I

CCSS.L.7.1B

CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.5.1E

CCSS.L.3.1H

What type of sentence is this?

We can watch the presidential debate, which will be broadcast at nine o'clock, or we can view the documentary about the greatest innovations of the twenty-first century

• simple

• compound

• complex

• compound-complex

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1I

CCSS.L.7.1B

CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.5.1E

CCSS.L.3.1H

What type of sentence is this?

Lorraine Hansberry wrote the widely acclaimed 1959 Broadway play A Raisin in the Sun, and her accomplishment opened the door for other African American playwrights.

• simple

• compound

• complex

• compound-complex

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1I

CCSS.L.7.1B

CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.5.1E

CCSS.L.3.1H

What type of sentence is this?

The production of a single pound of honey requires nectar from approximately two million flowers.

• simple

• compound

• complex

• compound-complex

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1I

CCSS.L.7.1B

CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.5.1E

CCSS.L.3.1H

What type of sentence is this?

As Dean sat down on the rickety old chair, it abruptly collapsed beneath him.

• simple

• compound

• complex

• compound-complex

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1I

CCSS.L.7.1B

CCSS.L.5.1E

CCSS.L.4.2C

CCSS.L.9-10.2A

What type of sentence is this?

As cold weather approaches, you must protect your water pipes against freezing, or they can rupture and cause significant damage to your home.

• simple

• compound

• complex

• compound-complex

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1I

CCSS.L.7.1B

CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.1.1J