Sentence Types
This type of sentence:
The dog chased his tail.
What is a simple sentence?
The correct place to put a comma in the following sentence:
James reads comics but he does not like Superman.
What is after "comics"?
The paragraph that has a hook, explanation, and thesis statement.
What is an introduction?
In the following sentence "store" is this part of speech:
The store is busy on Sunday afternoon.
What is a noun?
These are words that have the same meaning. For example, "small" and "tiny".
What are synonyms?
This type of sentence:
My mom went to the store, but she did not buy milk.
What is a compound sentence?
The correct place to put a comma in the following sentence:
Because you followed instructions you won the prize.
What is after "instructions"?
This type of paragraph starts with a topic sentence, contains two details to support the claim, and ends with a closing sentence.
What is a body paragraph?
This part of speech describes a noun.
What is an adjective?
This word is correct in the following sentence:
"I went to (their/there) party this weekend."
What is "their"?
For, And, Nor, But, Or, Yet, So are all these type of conjunctions.
What are coordinating conjunctions (FANBOYS).
The correct place to put a comma in the following sentence:
I wanted to visit my friend so I rode my bike to her house.
What is after "friend"?
"In addition" or "Second of all" are transitions that can be used to start this type of sentence.
What is Topic Sentence 2?
This word is the preposition in the following sentence:
The rabbit ran into the box.
What is "into"?
This word means to look over and make changes to something.
What is "revise"?
The type of sentence that uses an AAAWWUUBBIS conjunction (or subordinating conjunction).
What is a complex sentence?
The correct places to put commas in the following sentence:
My brother David ate my sandwich.
What are after "brother" and after "David"?
This paragraph rewords the thesis and states the theme or message of the paper.
What is the conclusion?
In the following sentence "store" is this part of speech:
I will store the Christmas tree in the attic until next year.
What is a verb?
This word is correct in the following sentence:
"When (its/it's) raining, I like to stay home and watch movies."
What is "it's"?
This type of sentence:
Since there is no school tomorrow, I am going to sleep all day.
What is a complex sentence?
The correct place to put a comma in the following sentence:
I went to the movie after we hung out at the mall.
What is nowhere?
"In my experience, talking to others is a good way to avoid misunderstandings."
is an example of this kind of detail.
What is an anecdote?
This part of speech describes how or when something is done.
What is an adverb?
This word is correct in the following sentence:
"She was (accepted/excepted) by the university."
What is "accepted"?