Sentence Types

Whenever I go to Walmart, I love to watch the fish.

• Simple sentence

• Compound sentence

• Complex sentence

• Compound-complex sentence

I ran to the store, but I forgot my purse.

• Simple sentence

• Compound sentence

• Complex sentence

• Compound-Complex sentence

My brother and my sister eats all day; they love to eat pizza all the time.

• Simple sentence

• Compound sentence

• Complex sentence

• Compound-complex sentence

A compound-complex sentence contains one independent clause and two dependent clauses.

• True

• False

Apples, oranges, and bananas are my favorite fruits.

• Simple sentence

• Compound sentence

• Complex sentence

• Compound-complex sentence

A compound sentence is joined by a FANBOY.

• True

• False

I ate dinner, and I ran outside because I felt energized.

• Simple sentence

• Compound sentence

• Complex sentence

• Compound-complex sentence

A simple sentence can have a compound subject and a compound verb.

• True

• False

Jump as high as you can, then flip backwards.

• Simple sentence

• Compound sentence

• Complex sentence

• Compound-complex sentence

You can join two independent clauses into a compound sentence by...

• adding a comma (,) FANBOY.

• by adding a semicolon (;) and a lower case letter for the next word.

• by adding a semicolon (;) and adverbial conjunction and comma(,)

• all of the above.