Exploring Types of Sentences

This video tutorial reviews and practices the types of sentences: simple, compound, and complex. It explains that a simple sentence contains one independent clause, a compound sentence has two independent clauses joined by a conjunction or semicolon, and a complex sentence includes one independent clause and one subordinate clause. The video provides examples and practice sentences to help identify each type, emphasizing the use of coordinating and subordinating conjunctions.

What is a simple sentence?

• A sentence with one independent clause and one subordinate clause.

• A sentence with two independent clauses.

• A sentence with two subordinate clauses.

• A sentence with one independent clause.

Which of the following is an example of a simple sentence?

• Mrs. Reilly is a great teacher; I love her class.

• Mrs. Reilly is a great teacher.

• Mrs. Reilly is a great teacher, and I love her class.

• Because Mrs. Reilly is a great teacher, I love her class.

What is a compound sentence?

• A sentence with two subordinate clauses.

• A sentence with one independent clause.

• A sentence with two independent clauses.

• A sentence with one independent clause and one subordinate clause.

Which of the following is an example of a compound sentence?

• Mrs. Reilly is a great teacher.

• Mrs. Reilly is a great teacher; I love her class.

• Mrs. Reilly is a great teacher, and I love her class.

• Because Mrs. Reilly is a great teacher, I love her class.

What is a complex sentence?

• A sentence with one independent clause.

• A sentence with two independent clauses.

• A sentence with one independent clause and one subordinate clause.

• A sentence with two subordinate clauses.

Which of the following is an example of a complex sentence?

• Because Mrs. Reilly is a great teacher, I love her class.

• Mrs. Reilly is a great teacher, and I love her class.

• Mrs. Reilly is a great teacher; I love her class.

• Mrs. Reilly is a great teacher.

Identify the type of sentence: 'Joe was ill.'

• Complex

• None of the above

• Compound

• Simple

Identify the type of sentence: 'Jim rode the bus and Tom walked.'

• None of the above

• Complex

• Compound

• Simple

Identify the type of sentence: 'We were sad when the party was over.'

• Simple

• Compound

• Complex

• None of the above

Identify the type of sentence: 'The students worked really hard on the test and deserve good grades.'

• None of the above

• Simple

• Compound

• Complex