Sentence Types
What is a simple sentence?
One independent clause.
What punctuation mark separates items in a list?
Comma
What punctuation marks go around someone's exact spoken words?
Quotation marks
What is a run-on sentence?
Two or more complete thoughts joined incorrectly.
Correct the capitalization: "my favorite subject is english."
My favorite subject is English.
Is this simple, compound, or complex? "I wanted to go outside, but it started raining."
Compound
Add the comma: "After school we went to the park."
After school, we went to the park.
Correct the sentence: "she said i love pizza."
She said, "I love pizza."
Fix the run-on: "I was tired I went to bed."
I was tired, so I went to bed.
Choose the correct verb: "He (say/says) hello every morning."
says
Identify the sentence type: "Because I studied, I passed the test."
Complex
Add the missing comma: "I wanted to play soccer but I had homework."
I wanted to play soccer, but I had homework.
Correct the punctuation: "I am hungry" said Sarah.
"I am hungry," said Sarah.
Fix the subject-verb agreement: "The students walks to class."
The students walk to class.
Correct the spelling: "I definately want to go to the libary."
definitely, library
Identify the dependent clause: "Although it was raining, we played outside."
Although it was raining
Add the necessary commas: "My brother who is twelve loves basketball."
My brother, who is twelve, loves basketball.
Correct the capitalization and punctuation: mom asked "where are your shoes"
Mom asked, "Where are your shoes?"
Find and fix BOTH errors: "Yesterday I go to the store."
Yesterday, I went to the store.
Correct ALL errors: "Their going to loose they're homework."
They're going to lose their homework.
Turn these two simple sentences into one complex sentence: "I was hungry. I made a sandwich."
Must include a dependent and independent clause.
Ex: I was hungry, so I made a sandwich.
Rewrite this sentence with correct commas: "On Saturday we went to the store bought groceries visited grandma and watched a movie."
On Saturday, we went to the store, bought groceries, visited Grandma, and watched a movie.
Write a sentence with dialogue that includes correct quotation marks, capitalization, and punctuation.
Answers will vary.
Find and fix all errors: "when the bell rang the students ran outside they were excited for lunch"
When the bell rang, the students ran outside. They were excited for lunch.
Correct all spelling, capitalization, and grammar errors: "my freind and me was definately going to the libary tomorow."
My friend and I were definitely going to the library tomorrow.