Simple
S+P
Complete
S+P
Kinds of Sentences
Types of Sentences
Sentence, Fragment, or
Run-on
100
The fat cat is sleeping.
What is SS: cat, SP: is sleeping
100
Pretzels are very salty.
What is CS: Pretzels, CP: are very salty
100
Ice-cycles are made of ice.
What is declarative
100
I love ice cream, and my favorite flavor is chocolate.
What is compound
100
Are slow
What is fragment
200
Harry Potter goes to Hogwarts.
What is SS: Harry Potter, SP: goes
200
Recess is very fun.
What is CS: Recess, CP: is very fun
200
I am getting a new puppy today!
What is exclamatory
200
When I went to the ice cream store, they ran out of my favorite flavor, chocolate.
What is complex
200
Dobby.
What is fragment
300
Sloths are very slow.
What is SS: Sloths, SP: slow
300
Pigs live on a farm.
What is CS: Pigs, CP: live on a farm
300
How many hours are in a year?
What is interrogative
300
Pizza is delicious.
What is simple
300
I have to go to school today I hate school.
What is run-on
400
Language and Literacy is very fun.
What is SS: Language Literacy, SP: is
400
People are very greedy.
What is CS: People, CP: are very greedy
400
Tell me what your favorite color is.
What is imperative
400
Pandas are black and white.
What is simple
400
Harry Potter ended up in Gryfindor, he would have done well in Slytherin.
What is comma splice/run-on
500
Harry Potter is amazing.
What is SS: Harry Potter, SP: is
500
My mom locked her keys in the car.
What is CS: My mom, CP: locked her keys in the car
500
How many inches are in a mile?
What is interrogative
500
My mom made me eat my vegetables because I was eating a lot of sugar.
What is complex
500
I like puppies.
What is sentence