Sentence Structure Types

What are the four subtopics of sentence structure types?

• simple sentences, compound sentences, complex sentences, and compound-complex sentences

• declarative sentences, interrogative sentences, imperative sentences, and exclamatory sentences

• simple sentences, compound sentences, complex sentences, and compound-complex sentences

• subject-verb agreement, verb tense consistency, parallel structure, and pronoun-antecedent agreement

Which type of sentence consists of a single independent clause?

• Complex sentence

• Compound sentence

• Compound-complex sentence

• Simple sentence

What is the term used for a sentence that contains two or more independent clauses?

Which type of sentence contains one independent clause and at least one dependent clause?

• simple sentence

• complex sentence

• compound sentence

• declarative sentence

What is the term used for a sentence that contains two or more independent clauses and at least one dependent clause?

• compound sentence

• complex-compound sentence

• compound-complex sentence

• dependent clause sentence

What is the main characteristic of a simple sentence?

• Consists of one independent clause

• Contains multiple independent clauses

• Does not have a subject and a verb

• Consists of a subject and multiple verbs

What is the main characteristic of a compound sentence?

• Consists of two or more independent clauses joined together by subordinating conjunctions or semicolons.

• Consists of two or more dependent clauses joined together by coordinating conjunctions or semicolons.

• Consists of two or more dependent clauses joined together by subordinating conjunctions or semicolons.

• Consists of two or more independent clauses joined together by coordinating conjunctions or semicolons.

What is the main characteristic of a complex sentence?

• Contains only dependent clauses

• Contains no clauses

• Contains only independent clauses

• Contains an independent clause and at least one dependent clause

What is the main characteristic of a compound-complex sentence?

• Contains at least one independent clause and one dependent clause.

• Contains only one independent clause and one or more dependent clauses.

• Contains at least two independent clauses and one or more dependent clauses.

• Contains at least two independent clauses and no dependent clauses.

Which type of sentence structure type is the most complex?

• simple

• complex

• compound

• compound-complex