Formulas
Label the sentence
Conjunctions
Clauses
Subject/Predicate
100
one independent clause
What is a simple sentence
100
1. Victoria’s dog trotted down the street.
What is simple
100
1. She stood still but he was running around.
What is but
100
1. Francis lost his keys.
What is independent?
100
1. What is the simple subject? a. The fish swam in the pond.
What is the fish?
200
independent clause + conjunction + independent clause
What is compound sentence
200
2. Tyler and Tim raced through the hallways.
What is simple
200
2. Mr. Cattie taught the class; Mr. Brown wasn’t there.
What is ;
200
2. When I was only seven years old
What is subordinate?
200
2. What is the simple predicate? a. The class read ten books.
What is read?
300
dependent clause + independent clause
What is complex sentence
300
3. Because Olivia rode her bike to school, she got there on time.
What is complex
300
3. Lauren brought her pencil to class for she knew she had a test that day.
What is for
300
3. Getting onto the train
What is subordinate?
300
3. What is the simple subject? a. His expensive, red car broke down on the highway.
What is car?
400
4. My sister knew the answer but my brother did not.
What is compound
400
4. What type of sentence must have a coordinating conjunction?
What is a compound sentence
400
4. Get out of my class
What is independent?
400
5. What is the simple predicate? a. Because the bell was about to ring, with only one question left, the boy scribbled on his paper.
What is scribbled?
500
5. In third grade, while finger-painting, Pat stained his clothes.
What is complex
500
What type of sentence will have a subordinating conjunction?
What is a complex sentence?
500
5. It isn’t clear
What is independent?
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