SENTENCE TYPE

SIMPLE SENTENCE

100

A simple sentence is built from _________.

one major clause (a subject and a verb)

200

What are the subjects and verbs in these sentences?

1. Mary and Samantha took the bus

2. The frog jumped and landed in the pond.

1. Compound Subject : Marie and Samantha, Verb: took

2. Subject : The frog, Compound Verbs: jumped, landed

300

Create two simple sentences with these subjects and verbs:

Subjects: The pizza, the music

Verbs: to be, smell

Answer will vary

COMPOUND SENTENCE

100

A compound sentence joins more than one major clause with a _________.

conjunction

200

What are the conjunctions in these sentences?

• I think I will buy the red car, or I will lease the blue one.
• I really want to go to work, but I am too sick to drive.
• They got there early, and they got really good seats.
• We have never been to Asia, nor have we visited Africa.

or, but, and, nor

300

Create a compound sentence from these sentences:

• I would have gotten the promotion
• My attendance wasn’t good enough.

I would have gotten the promotion, but my attendance wasn’t good enough.

COMPLEX SENTENCE

100

A complex sentence includes a major clause and at least one ______________.

subordinate clause.

200

What is the main clause in this sentence?

—The girl, who had long blonde hair, stood at the window.

—The girl stood at the window.

300

Create a compound sentence from these sentences:

• The boy was caught.
• The boy had stolen the bicycle
  
  

The boy who had stolen the bicycle was caught.