Types of Sentences

What is a simple sentence?

• A sentence consisting of more than one predicate and more than one subjects.

• A sentence that does not have a predicate but has a verb.

• A sentence consisting of only one subject and one predicate.

• A sentence that has one subject and multiple actions.

What is a complex sentence

• a sentence that has multiple subjects

• a sentence that has multiple actions

• a sentence that has only independent clauses

• A sentence that has at least one dependent clause and independent clause

My brother takes out the trash.

• Compound Sentence

• Simple Sentence

• Complex Sentence

• Independent Caluse

Identify the simple sentence:

• One day after school.

• I went to buy a treat after school.

Write your own simple sentence.

Jennifer liked William's friend, and she also liked his cousin.

• compound

• complex

  complex

• simple

Write a compound sentence. Don't forget your comma's.

Write a complex sentence. Don't forget your comma.

The big brown dog ran after the blue and red ball.

• compound

• complex

• simple

The teacher and the principal met in the hall near the library.

• compound

• complex

• simple