Sentence Types

1. Sentence Types Do you know all the different types of sentences?

2. 3 Basic Sentence Types • Simple sentence • Compound sentence • Complex sentence

3. Simple Sentences • Have only one subject-verb combination. • It may have a compound subject and/or a compound verb • Express one complete thought.

4. Simple Sentence Examples • Our daughter cooked dinner tonight. • Our daughtercooked dinner tonight. • The alien is tall, pale, and creepy. • The alienis tall, pale, and creepy. • The candle on the kitchen table smells like a mango. • The candleon the kitchen table smells like a mango.

5. Simple Sentence Examples • A simple sentence may have more than one subject, or a compound subject. • Shorts and T-shirts sway on the clothesline. • Shorts and T-shirts swayon the clothesline. • My dog and cat prefer to eat treats over their kibble. • My dog and cat preferto eat treats over their kibble.

6. Simple Sentence Examples • A simple sentence may have more than one main verb. • The children splashed and squealed in the swimming pool. • The childrensplashed and squealed in the swimming pool. • Tia Taco ate her treats and drank her water. • Tia Taco ate her treats and drank her water. • The aliens abducted and experimented on Tom Cruise. • The aliensabducted and experimented on Tom Cruise.

7. Compound Sentences • Are made up of two or more complete thoughts • Use a comma and a joining word to connect to the two sentences. • The joining words are FANBOYS: for, and, nor, but, or, yet, so • The most common joining words are: and, or, but, so

8. Compound Sentence Examples • Rose wants chili for dinner, but she forgot to buy the beans. • Rosewants chili for dinner, but sheforgot to buy the beans. • The driver failed to signal, and he went through a stop sign. • The driverfailed to signal, and hewentthrough a stop sign. • The meal was not hot, so we sent it back to the kitchen. • The mealwas not hot, so wesent it back to the kitchen.

9. A Note on Compound Sentences • A compound sentence can also be written as two simple sentences. • The thoughtof aliens on Earth is frightening to some people, but other peoplefind this exciting. • The thoughtof aliens on Earth is frightening to some people. Other peoplefind this exciting.

10. Complex Sentences • Are made up of one complete thought and a thought that begins with a dependent word. • The dependent words can be remembered by AAAWWWUUBBIS:after, although, as, when, where, while, unless, until, because, before, if, since

11. Complex Sentence Examples • A comma is placed after a dependent statement when it starts a sentence. • AlthoughIhad a free ticket to the game,Iwas too tired to go. • WhenMs. Jacksonentered the classroom, the scholarsbecame very quiet. • Since my dog only eats treats,Itryto buy healthy ones full of protein.

12. Complex Sentence Examples • When the dependent statement ends the sentence, no comma is needed. • Iset my alarm at 5 a.m. becauseIwantedto finish my homework. • Iasked my mom whereshewanted me to put the groceries. • The Earthwas a big mass of land called Pangea before human civilizationexisted.

13. A Complex Sentence Can Be Written 2 Ways! • When my nephew was born, I was very excited! • I was very excited when my nephew was born! • You can change the way you write complex sentences in essays to give your paper sentence variety and to change the way you start each sentence.

14. Understanding Sentence Types • Can you tell the sentence types in the example paragraph?

15. Check your understanding • And, before, but, because • V is excited about going to college, and he is thinking carefully about where to apply. • Before He enrolled in CHAD, V attended another high school. • He did not work hard, but he still made all A’s. • Because he felt bored and unhappy, his adviser encouraged him to find another school. • Because V is interested in graphic design, CHAD is a good school for him.

16. Practice 1 • Because, and, so, but, if • V has never seen Cambodia, so he relies on his parents to tell him about it. • V’s mother shares memories with her children, and she also shows them sites such as the Cambodian temple in the picture. • “Because my parents want me to understand my background, they try all kinds of stuff.” • “They put me in a group to learn Cambodian folk dance, but I was really bad at that.” • If V has children of his own some day, he will want them to learn about Cambodian culture.

17. Practice 1 • When, because, and, after, so • After V’s father returned to Cambodia, V enrolled in elementary school. • Because Cambodia is a poor and troubled country, it needs educated people like Mr. Ros. • Mr. Ros sees his family only about once a year, and they miss him very much. • When his father left the United States, V lost interest in school for a while. • V realized he was endangering his own future, so he made himself start working again. ORWhen V realized he was endangering his own future, he made himself start working again.

18. Hint • And means in addition • But means however • So means as a result

19. Practice 2 • And, but, so • Place a comma and the joining word • Kwan is quite attractive, but she sees herself as ugly. • Jared is good at math, and he writes well too. • I lost my watch, so I don’t know what time it is. • The book is four hundred pages long, and the print is very small. • The night air was chilly, so I put on a sweater.

20. Practice 2 • Although, because, since, when • Place a comma after a dependent statement when it starts a sentence. 6. Since strawberries are expensive, I don’t buy them often. 7. Although an elephant’s skin is very thick, it is also very sensitive. 8. The city pools have been crowded because the weather turned hot. 9. I quickly called the police when I heard a scream outside. 10. Jessica seems unfriendly although she is really just shy.

21. Practice 3 • Think on your toes, can you say each sentence in a combined way? • But, when, although, and 1. Although 2. When 3. But 4. And

22. Practice 3 • Think on your toes, can you say each sentence in a combined way? • Because, although, but, and, if, since 5. Since 6. Although 7. But 8. And 9. If 10. Since