Sentence Types
name the sentence type: The pirate captain lost her treasure map, but she still found the buried treasure
compound sentence
pend
to hang / weigh
Chad built a scale model of a statue. He built the model 7 inches tall to represent the actual height of 15 feet. Which equation below represents the relationship between the actual height (a), in feet, and the height of the model (m), in inches?
m = 0.75a
2z + 4 ≤ 10
z ≤ 3
what is a thesis statement?
a sentence that states the topic and purpose of your paper; direct the structure of your essay
name the type of sentence: Although Denise had some doubts, she found the courses very useful.
complex sentence
life
bio
what is another way to write 6g−18h?
3(2g−6h), −2×(−3g+9h)
5(6 - 4c) > 11c - 156
c<6
topic sentence
the introduction to each body paragraph; mini thesis statement
sentence has the most basic elements that make it a sentence: a subject, a verb, and a completed thought; can also be referred to as an independent clause.
simple sentence
gen
race, kind, or species
Suppose that a butterfly can fly 82 feet in 4 seconds. A dragonfly can fly 50 feet in 2 seconds. Which can fly faster and by how much?
The dragonfly is 4.5 feet per second faster.
Angela shared a cab with her friends. When they arrived at their destination, they evenly divided the $j fare among the 3 of them. Angela also paid a $5 dollar tip. How much did Angela pay in total?
Write your answer as an expression.
(j/3)+5
MLA
a sentence made up of two independent clauses (or complete sentences) connected to one another with a coordinating conjunction
compound sentence
to yield or surrender
cede, ceed
Jack's mother gave him 50 chocolates to give to his friends at his birthday party. He gave 3 chocolates to each of his friends and still had 2 chocolates left. Write an equation to determine the number of friends (x) at Jack's party. Find the number of friends at Jack's party.
3x+2=50, 16 friends
Twenty-five members of the eighth grade class at Park Center Middle School are going to a museum and then to lunch. Each student must pay an entrance fee to the museum and $7.25 for lunch. The total cost for the trip is $443.75. Write the equation. What is the entrance fee for one student?
$10.50
when writing, should you use active or passive voice?
active voice
name 4 of the 7 coordinating conjunctions
"FAN BOYS"
fract, frag
to break
-2(42+(1/2)2)
-32.5
Angles T and V are complementary. Angle T has a measure of (2x + 10)°. Angle V has a measure of 48°. What is the value of x?
16°
when we write about the events of literature, you write in the _______ _______ tense.
literary present