sentence types
Identify the type of sentence (SIMPLE, COMPOUND, OR COMPLEX)
Nobody came to school, but the teachers still had to work.
What is a COMPOUND sentence?
Words like: even though, because, while, since, when, and if are called_____________________
What are subordinators?
Rewrite the sentence to put the adjectives in order
This is an Italian old small beautiful house.
This is a beautiful small old Italian house.
What pronoun would you use in the following sentence:
My friends and I were stuck in the house, so ________watched movies and ate snacks.
WE
Who is Zeus's wife?
Hera
What is missing from this sentence?
The snow was very high on the sidewalk so I had to walk in the street.
What is a a comma?
In this sentence which is the Independent clause?
While the driver waited, the woman tried to find her bus pass.
"the woman tried to find her bus pass."
Put adjectives in correct order:
She bought a wooden big round table.
She bought a big round wooden table.
What pronoun would you use?
The dog was barking so much, ________ lost ________ voice.
it and its
Give us two details about Narcissus.
-he loved only himself
-he died because he did not eat or drink
-he was a mortal
-The nymph echo fell in love with him
True or False: This is a simple sentence.
Mr. Norris and Mr. Hill raced their cars on Church street before school today.
What is a SIMPLE sentence?
In this sentence which is the dependent clause?
I ate all the pizza because you were late.
because you were late.
Rewrite the sentence to put the adjectives in order:
He has a red sports cool new car.
He has a cool new red sports car.
What pronouns would you use?
When the girl takes pictures, ______ looks at ______ to decide which one she will keep.
She
Them
Who was Arachne, and why was she punished?
A mortal woman
She was a talented weaver
She was punished for disrespecting Zeus and saying she was MORE talented than Athena.
Put the correct conjunction in the sentence:
You can wait a long time for the train, __________ you can try to call an Uber.
What is OR?
Make a complex sentence with these two sentences:
The boy dropped his phone in the ocean.
He was trying to take a picture of a whale.
Answers will vary
Because
When
While
Rewrite the sentence to put the adjectives in order:
They adopted a brown little cute puppy.
They adopted a cute little brown puppy.
Which pronoun would you use?
Because __________ likes to talk a lot, the teachers had to move Johnny to a seat by himself.
HE
Who was Pandora, and what was her mistake?
She was one of the first mortals
She was very beautiful
She opened a box full of troubles / problems.
The two students sang and danced all through the class.
What is SIMPLE?
Why is this sentence not a complex sentence?
I stayed home because of the rain.
There is only one clause.
Rewrite the sentence to put the adjectives in order:
I wore a French long black wool old coat.
I wore a long, old, black, French, wool coat.
What pronouns would you use?
When my friends come over, ____________ like to play with my little brother, and _________ loves to laugh with all of __________.
they
he
them
Who was Sisyphus and why was he punished?
He was a mortal
He was a king / leader
He was punished for telling Asopus that Zeus had stolen his daughter.