Sentence Types
What kind of sentence is this?
Chelsea loves pop-tarts, but she loves Reese's puffs more.
Compound
There should be a comma between crazy and but.
My dog Daisy is very crazy, but she is also sweet.
Daisy and Penny are best friends, but sometimes they don't get along.
IC (,fanboy) IC
Words such as because, although, sometimes, before...
subordinate conjunction
Tell me the subject and the predicate.
Michael Jordan was the star of the Chicago Bulls.
Subject: Michael Jordan
Predicate: was the star of the Chicago Bulls.
Alex wanted ice cream, but Averly wanted cake.
Compound
Puerto Rico is not a state, it's a commonwealth.
the comma should be a semicolon
Because Puerto Rico is a commonwealth, Puerto Ricans cannot vote for President.
DC , IC
Words like for, nor, but, yet, so, and
Conjunctions (aka FANBOYS!)
Bruce and Daisy took a long walk around the neighborhood, and they took a long nap afterwards.
Subjects: Bruce and Daisy, they
Predicates: took a long walk around the neighborhood, took a long nap afterward.
Chickens lay eggs and make great nuggets.
Simple
Before I went to bed; I brushed my teeth.
There should be a comma instead of a semi colon.
The sunshine feels good, but I like rainy days.
IC (, fanboy) IC
This is when two independent clauses are combined the wrong way
a run-on sentence
My favorite ice cream flavor is cookies & cream.
Subject: My favorite ice cream flavor
Predicate: is cookies & cream
Aubrey and Marly are going to school.
Simple
Baseball is a fun sport to watch I think basketball is more exciting.
There needs to be a (comma, but) between watch and I
My pet alligator scares people because he has huge teeth.
IC DC
Complex sentence
Claudia fell and broke her arm, so she went to the doctor this morning.
Subjects: Claudia, she
Predicates: fell and broke her arm, went to the doctor this morning
After I do my homework.
Fragment
There are two ways of explaining what this is.
It's a run on but also called a...
I wanted to go to the store, I was too tired.
comma splice
IC (Simple sentence)
fragment
Thomas and Nadine like to read books every Saturday.
Subject: Thomas and Nadine
Predicate: like to read books every Saturday