Sentence Types 7th Grade

What is a simple sentence?

• A simple sentence is a sentence with no punctuation

• A simple sentence is a sentence that contains a subject and a verb and expresses a complete thought.

• A simple sentence is a sentence that is very long and complex

• A simple sentence is a sentence with multiple subjects and verbs

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CCSS.L.1.1J

CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.3.1I

CCSS.L.7.1B

Give an example of a simple sentence.

• The fish swims in the water.

• The bird flies high in the sky.

• The cat sleeps.

• The dog barks and runs.

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CCSS.L.1.1J

CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.3.1I

CCSS.L.7.1B

What is a compound sentence?

• A sentence that contains a dependent clause

• A sentence that contains only one independent clause

• A sentence that contains a subject and a verb

• A sentence that contains two or more independent clauses

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CCSS.L.4.2C

CCSS.L.5.1E

CCSS.L.7.1B

CCSS.L.9-10.2A

Give an example of a compound sentence.

• I went to the store, but I didn't buy anything.

• He is tall, and he plays basketball.

• I went to the store, and I bought some groceries.

• She likes to read, so she went to the library.

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CCSS.L.3.1I

CCSS.L.4.2C

CCSS.L.5.1E

CCSS.L.7.1B

CCSS.L.9-10.2A

What is a complex sentence?

• A sentence that does not contain any punctuation.

• A sentence that only contains a subject and a verb.

• A sentence that is very short and simple.

• A sentence that contains an independent clause and at least one dependent clause.

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CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.3.1H

CCSS.L.3.1I

CCSS.L.5.1E

CCSS.L.7.1B

Give an example of a complex sentence.

• The cat sat on the mat.

• After the game ended, the players celebrated their victory because they had worked hard to achieve it.

• The sun is shining.

• I like pizza.

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CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.3.1H

CCSS.L.3.1I

CCSS.L.5.1E

CCSS.L.7.1B

What is a compound-complex sentence?

• A sentence that contains at least three independent clauses and no dependent clauses.

• A sentence that contains only one dependent clause and no independent clauses.

• A sentence that contains only one independent clause and no dependent clauses.

• A sentence that contains at least two independent clauses and one or more dependent clauses.

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CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.3.1H

CCSS.L.3.1I

CCSS.L.5.1E

CCSS.L.7.1B

Give an example of a compound-complex sentence.

• The sun is shining.

• After the game ended, the players celebrated, and the fans cheered because their team had won the championship.

• She went to the store.

• He likes to play basketball.

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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 sentence type: The sun was shining, so we went for a walk.

• Interrogative

• Simple

• Compound

• Complex

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CCSS.L.3.1H

CCSS.L.4.2C

CCSS.L.5.1E

CCSS.L.7.1B

CCSS.L.9-10.2A

Identify the sentence type: Although it was raining, we decided to go for a picnic.

• Complex

• Compound

• Interrogative

• Simple

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CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.3.1H

CCSS.L.3.1I

CCSS.L.5.1E

CCSS.L.7.1B