Name That Sentence Type
What type of sentence is this? The movie ended late.
Simple
Combined these sentences
Maya was tired. She finished her homework.
Maya was tired, but she finished her homework.
Write a simple sentence about school.
Sometimes we do fun activities at school.
Fix the mistake.
Because I was tired.
Because I was tired, I went to bed early.
Write one of each sentence type about the same topic
1 simple
1 compound
1 complex sentence
Simple Sentence
The team practiced after school.
Compound Sentence
The team practiced after school, and the coach watched carefully.
Complex Sentence
Although the team was tired, they practiced after school.
What type of sentence is this? The movie ended late, so we rushed home.
Compound
Combine the sentences.
The classroom was noisy. The students stayed focused.
Although the classroom was noisy, the students stayed focused.
Write a compound sentence about sports.
I enjoy watching basketball, however I don't like gymnastics.
Fix the mistake
I studied hard but I still felt nervous.
I studied hard, but I still felt nervous.
Turn a simple sentence into a compound sentence.
Maya studied for the test. <--- Simple
Maya studied for the test, and her friend completed the review packet. <-Compound
What kind of sentence is this? Although the movie ended late, we stayed until the end.
Complex
Combine the sentences
Jordan practiced daily. He improved quickly.
Jordan practiced daily, so he improved quickly.
Write a complex sentence using:
because
Because I studied for the test, I got a good grade.
Fix the mistake.
Although the game was exciting we left early.
Although the game was exciting, we left early.
Turn a simple sentence into a complex sentence.
Simple Sentence: Marcus played soccer.
TO
Complex Sentence- Although Marcus was tired, he played soccer.
What kind of sentence is this? Name the parts of the sentence. (independent clause, dependent clause, fanboys, subordinating conjunction)
I studied for the test, and my sister completed her project.
Compound
I studied for the test- independent clause
and- FANBOYS
my sister completed her project- independent clause
Combine the sentences.
The team lost. They remained positive.
Although the team lost, they remained positive.
Write a complex sentence using:
although
Although I studied for the test, I didn't do well.
Fix the mistake.
The students worked together completed the project.
The students worked together, and they completed the project.
Write a paragraph of 4-5 sentences using all 3 sentence types.
My friends and I went to the basketball game after school.
The gym was crowded, and the student section was extremely loud.
Although our team started slowly, they played much better in the second half. Everyone cheered when we won the game.
What kind of sentence is this? Name the parts of the sentence. (independent clause, dependent clause, fanboys, subordinating conjunction)
Since the roads were icy, school started late.
Since- subordinating conjunction
Since the roads were icy- dependent clause
school started late- independent clause
Combine the sentences.
The weather was terrible. The concert continued.
Although the weather was terrible, the concert continued.
Write a compound sentence using:
yet
I woke up late for school, yet I arrived to school on time.
Fix the mistake:
Since the movie ended late, and we were tired.
Since the movie ended late, we were tired.
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Directions
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