Sentence Structure
Independent Clause (AKA Simple Sentence)
"The chair is blue." The adjective in this sentence is this.
"Blue"
You should never do this when writing a descriptive paragraph
Include too much storytelling.
Danced
Interrogative
Requires an independent clause to make sense in a sentence.
Dependent Clause
"and"
The purpose of a narrative paragraph is to do this
Tell a story
"Michael"
Imperative sentence
When an independent clause and a dependent clause are joined by a conjunction, it is this type of clause.
Complex Sentence
"Psychology is a really interesting class." The verb in this sentence is this.
"is"
The purpose of an expository paragraph is this.
To explain or give directions.
"Snickers is the best chocolate bar!" The subject in this sentence is this.
"Snickers"
"There was a heavy snowfall last week." is this type of sentence
Declarative sentence
When a sentence contains two independent clauses joined by a conjunction or comma, it is this type of sentence
Compound sentence
"Amber was really engaged in her book "To Kill A Mockingbird" this morning." The adverb in this sentence is this.
"really"
The purpose of a persuasive paragraph is this.
To convince the reader of your claim or point of view
"Jane"
"She nearly hit the ditch!" is an example of this type of sentence.
Exclamatory sentence
These are words that connect the noun or pronoun to a clause in a sentence
Relative pronouns
"There was a huge house fire across the street." The preposition in this sentence is this.
"Across"
All paragraphs need these three types of sentences to be considered complete
Topic, body and concluding sentences.
"Beatrice jumped on the trampoline last week." These words are all part of the prepositional phrase in this sentence.
"on the trampoline last week"
Interrogative sentences always end with this type of punctuation