Types of Sentences and Run On Sentences

A _________ is made up of one or more words that express a complete thought.

• fragment

• sentence

• dependent clause

Tags

CCSS.L.4.1F

The subject is

• What the sentence is about, a noun

• What something is doing, the verb

• An independent clause

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1I

CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.1.1C

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.3.1F

The predicate is

• The verb

• What the sentence is about, a noun

• An independent clause

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1I

CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.1.1C

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.3.1F

A sentence that has two independent clauses joined together by a comma and a FANBOYS conjunctions is a

• Complex sentence

• Compound sentence

• Simple Sentence

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1I

CCSS.L.5.1E

CCSS.L.7.1B

CCSS.L.3.1H

CCSS.L.4.2C

A sentence that is made up of one independent clause and one dependent clause is a

• Simple sentence

• compound sentence

• complex sentence

Tags

CCSS.L.5.1E

CCSS.L.7.1B

CCSS.L.3.1H

CCSS.L.4.2C

CCSS.L.9-10.2A

A sentence that is made up of a subject and a verb, and can also be called an independent clause, is a

• simple sentence

• compound sentence

• complex sentence

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1I

CCSS.L.7.1B

CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.1.1J

An independent clause

• Can stand alone as a simple sentence

• Is not a complete sentence on its own

Tags

CCSS.L.7.1A

CCSS.L.9-10.1B

A dependent clause

• Can stand alone as a simple sentence

• Is not a complete sentence on its own

Tags

CCSS.L.7.1A

CCSS.L.9-10.1B

A compound sentence has

• Two independent clauses

• A comma 

• A conjunction 

• All of the above

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1I

CCSS.L.5.1E

CCSS.L.7.1B

CCSS.L.4.2C

CCSS.L.9-10.2A

A run on sentence

• Is two or more sentences joined together incorrectly

• Is two dependent clauses

• Is two independent clauses joined together with a semicolon

Tags

CCSS.L.4.1F