Types of Sentences

Select all of the FANBOYS below.

• For

  And

  Nor

  But

  Or

  Yet

  So

• For

  And

  No

  But

  Or

  Yes

  So

• For

  An

  Not

  But

  Or

  Yet

  So

• Four

  And

  Nor

  But

  Or

  Yet

  Some

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1G

CCSS.L.3.1H

CCSS.L.5.1A

CCSS.L.5.1E

Choose the compound sentence.

• Sasha does not want to get sick. She drinks water after she runs.

• Sasha drinks water and stretches after she runs.

• Sasha does not want to get sick, so she drinks water after she runs.

• Sasha and her best friend drink water after they run.

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CCSS.L.3.1H

CCSS.L.3.1I

CCSS.L.4.2C

CCSS.L.5.1E

CCSS.L.7.1B

What do we call an action word like “run”?

• a verb

• a conjunction

• a comma

• a subject

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CCSS.L.1.1E

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.K.1B

Which of these is a simple sentence?

• I voted for the class president.

• All the music.

• in the forest

• Went to the big game yesterday.

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CCSS.L.1.1J

CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.3.1I

CCSS.L.7.1B

Choose the compound sentence.

• Greg's car broke down and stopped in the middle of the road.

• Greg and John need to get to work.

• Greg needs to get to work. His car broke down.

• Greg needs to get to work, but his car broke down.

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CCSS.L.3.1H

CCSS.L.3.1I

CCSS.L.4.2C

CCSS.L.5.1E

CCSS.L.7.1B

A simple sentence must form a complete thought. What else do you need to make a simple sentence?

• a subject, a comma and a conjunction

• a subject, a verb and a capital letter for the beginning

• a subject, a verb, a capital letter for the beginning and punctuation mark for the end

• a verb and a conjunction

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1J

CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.3.1I

CCSS.L.7.1B

What comes before the conjunction in a compound sentence?

• a period

• the word "and"

• a comma

• a question mark

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CCSS.L.3.1H

CCSS.L.3.1I

CCSS.L.4.2C

CCSS.L.5.1E

CCSS.L.7.1B

What do you use to join two simple sentences to make a compound sentence?

• only a comma

• only a conjunction

• a comma and a conjunction

• an exclamation point

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CCSS.L.3.1H

CCSS.L.3.1I

CCSS.L.4.2C

CCSS.L.5.1E

CCSS.L.7.1B

Identify the complex sentence.

• A beaver's front teeth are super strong and orange.

• Because beaver's front teeth contain an iron coating, it makes them super strong and orange.

• A beaver's front teeth have a coating containing iron, and that makes them super strong and orange.

• Since beaver's front teeth have a special iron coating.

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CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.3.1H

CCSS.L.3.1I

CCSS.L.5.1E

CCSS.L.7.1B

Identify the complex sentence.

• Since crocodiles can't clean their own teeth, they let small birds called plovers pick leftover food off their teeth.

• Crocodiles can't clean their own teeth.

• Crocodiles open their mouths, so small birds called plovers can pick leftover food off their teeth.

• After small birds called plovers pick leftover food off the crocodile's teeth.

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CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.3.1H

CCSS.L.3.1I

CCSS.L.5.1E

CCSS.L.7.1B