Simple Sentences
Compound Sentences
Complex Sentences
Grammar Fun Facts
100

Create a Simple Sentence.

Ex. I have a dog.

100
Create a compound sentence.
Ex. I play soccer and I also play hockey.
100
Create a complex sentence.
Ex. When she was younger she believed in fairy tales.
100

What does the acronym BOYFANS stand for?

but, or, yet, for, and, nor, so


200

Create a simple sentence


Ex. I tweeted a picture.

200

Create a compound sentence

Ex. I drank coffee and I ate a burger.

200

Create a complex sentence 

Ex. When Riley plays lacrosse, he tries very hard.

200

A sentence needs to begin with what

A capital letter


300
Why is this not a simple sentence? I have a dog and I walk her everyday.
It has two independent clauses.
300
Why is this not a compound sentence? I ate soup.
The sentence only contains one independent clause.
300

Why is this not a complex sentence? I went to Africa and I ate food in Africa.

The sentence contains two independent clauses and it lacks a dependent clause.

300

True or False: Knowing sentence types helps us to be good writers.

True

400
Identify the independent clause. Riley loves to eat chicken wings.
The independent clause is "Riley loves to eat chicken wings."
400

Identify the independent clauses. Feng walked to school and he ate an apple.

"Feng walked to school" and "he ate an apple" are the independent clauses.

400
Identify the independent and dependant clauses. Soon Riley will be rich, because he invested in a nacho company.
"Soon Riley will be rich" is the dependant clause. "he invested in a nacho company" is the independent clause.
400

Give an example of at least 3 types of punctuation marks.

period, exclamation, comma, question mark, semicolon, etc

500
Give the definition of a simple sentence and give one example.
A simple sentence is a sentence with one independent clause.
500
Give the definition of a compound sentence and give on example.
A sentence that contains two or more independent clauses.
500

Give a definition of a complex sentence and give an example.

A sentence that contains an independent clause and a dependent clause.

500
True or False: 

There is no acronym for subordinating conjunctions

True

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