Types of Sentences

What is a Simple Sentence?

• A basic sentence that expresses a complete thought. It contains a subject, a verb, and a complete thought.

• A sentence that contains two main clauses joined by a comma and a coordinating conjunction or a semicolon.

• A sentence that contains a main clause and one or more dependent clauses. 

What is a Compound Sentence?

• A basic sentence that expresses a complete thought. It contains a subject, a verb, and a complete thought.

• A sentence that contains two main clauses joined by a comma and a coordinating conjunction or a semicolon.

• A sentence that contains a main clause and one or more dependent clauses. 

What is a Complex Sentence?

• A basic sentence that expresses a complete thought. It contains a subject, a verb, and a complete thought.

• A sentence that contains two main clauses joined by a comma and a coordinating conjunction or a semicolon.

• A sentence that contains a main clause and one or more dependent clauses. 

What is an imperative sentence?

• These sentences express commands, requests, invitations, warnings, or instructions. They often end in periods or exclamation points.

• These sentences make statements, provide facts, or offer explanations. They end in periods.

• These sentences ask questions and end in question marks. 

• These sentences express strong emotions and end in exclamation points. They can also be called exclamation sentences or exclamative clauses. 

What is an declarative sentence?

• These sentences express commands, requests, invitations, warnings, or instructions. They often end in periods or exclamation points.

• These sentences make statements, provide facts, or offer explanations. They end in periods.

• These sentences ask questions and end in question marks. 

• These sentences express strong emotions and end in exclamation points. They can also be called exclamation sentences or exclamative clauses. 

What is an interrogative sentence?

• These sentences express commands, requests, invitations, warnings, or instructions. They often end in periods or exclamation points.

• These sentences make statements, provide facts, or offer explanations. They end in periods.

• These sentences ask questions and end in question marks. 

• These sentences express strong emotions and end in exclamation points. They can also be called exclamation sentences or exclamative clauses. 

What is an exclamatory sentence?

• These sentences express commands, requests, invitations, warnings, or instructions. They often end in periods or exclamation points.

• These sentences make statements, provide facts, or offer explanations. They end in periods.

• These sentences ask questions and end in question marks. 

• These sentences express strong emotions and end in exclamation points. They can also be called exclamation sentences or exclamative clauses. 

Spongebob works at the Krusty Krab.

• Simple sentence

• Compound Sentence

• Complex Sentence

Spongebob likes to cook, so he works at the Krusty Krab.

• Simple

• Compound

• Complex

Even though Spongebob is silly, he is also very kind.

• Simple

• Compound

• Complex