Sentence Types
S, CD, or CX:
You changed your mind instead.
Simple
You changed your mind instead.
more than one predicate in a sentence
compound predicate
Listen to this. He told me that my taste in music is no good!
Key: personal, indefinite, possessive, relative, demonstrative, reflexive
personal
Name the clause type: My girlfriend insisted even though the food is overpriced.
independent clause
What do you call words like can't, shouldn't, and I'm?
contractions
S, CD, or CX:
She read the story, but I didn't.
Compound
She read the story, but I didn't.
another label for the main verb in the sentence
simple predicate
Listen to this. He told me that my taste in music is no good!
Key: personal, indefinite, possessive, relative, demonstrative, reflexive
demonstrative
Name the clause type: Whether you like it or not does not concern me.
noun clause
The (puppies / puppy’s / puppies’) owner loves all of them equally.
The (puppies / puppy’s / puppies’) owner loves all of them equally.'
S, CD, or CX:
That reminds me; I left the oven on!
Compound
That reminds me; I left the oven on!
the main person, place, or thing doing the action in a sentence
simple subject
Listen to this. He told me that my taste in music is no good!
Key: personal, indefinite, possessive, relative, demonstrative, reflexive
possessive
Name the clause type: My girlfriend insisted that we go to the restaurant whose food is overpriced.
adjective (relative) clause
He sold a pair of sneakers, ___ no longer fit him.
which (because there's a comma)
S, CD, or CX:
Before you go, you should take a box of Christmas cookies.
Complex
Before you go, you should take a box of Christmas cookies.
all the words that state and describe the subject
complete subject
Many of the times, I don't know what to say!
Key: personal, indefinite, possessive, relative, demonstrative, reflexive
indefinite
Name the clause type: You cannot eat any cookies until you finish your homework!
adverb clause
Fix the punctuation:
Although we were late for the game; we were still able to find good seats.
change ; to ,
S, CD, or CX:
They said something about it, but I already forgot on my way home.
Compound
They said something about it, but I already forgot on my way home.
If you join two independent clauses incorrectly, it's called a ___ sentence.
run-on
I walked the dog, she watched the cat.
Listen to this. He told me that my taste in music is no good!
Key: personal, indefinite, possessive, relative, demonstrative, reflexive
Name the clause type: We bought it at the farmer’s market, which also sells flowers.
adjective (relative) clause
These are used to connect two words that function together as a single concept, especially adjectives.
hyphens -
long-abandoned
sixty-seven