A sentence that is missing a subject or a predicate
What is sentence fragment
100
A paragraph showing how something is alike and different
What is compare and contrast order
100
To show how things are alike
What is compare
100
"Mr. D is a teacher." is this type of sentence.
What is a simple sentence
100
A sentence problem in which a writer is running two or more sentences together.
What is a run-on sentence
200
A sentence that doesn't use the correct punctuation or a connecting word
What is run-on sentence
200
The most important idea is stated first, followed by details
What is order of importance
200
To show how things are different
What is contrast
200
"When Jack went to the movies, he met up with his friends." is this type of sentence.
What is a complex sentence
200
The person telling the story is not a character in the story
What is third person point of view
300
"Gave up on the test." is an example of this sentence problem.
What is a sentence fragment
300
Tells a series of events in the order they happen
What is time order
300
How an author tells a story
What is point of view
300
"Students here are always busy studying and they often get home late." is this type of sentence.
What is a compound setence
300
The person telling the story is a character in the story
What is first person point of view
400
"I told him to go, but he wouldn't, so I made him leave by yelling really loud he never knew I could get so angry." is an example of this sentence problem.
What is a run-on sentence
400
Shows what is happening where
What is location order
400
A command
What is imperative
400
"When I go to school," is this clause.
What is a dependent clause
500
A sentence fragment may be missing these two parts of a sentence.
What is a predicate and subject
500
Tells why something happened
What is cause and effect order
500
A question
What is interrogative
500
"The man left his watch in the classroom." is this clause.
What is an independent clause
500
A clause that does not express a complete thought.