Sentence Types

She went to the store. SubjectPredicate The “who” of the sentence Contains a noun or pronoun The “does what” of the sentence Contains a verb

Clauses Independent ClauseDependent Clause Contains a subject and a predicate Can be a sentence by itself Can be missing a subject, or a predicate Can contain a coordinating conjunction (i.e. although, since, etc.) Cannot be a sentence by itself

Simple Sentence Contains one independent clause Examples: ◦The old man walked slowly down the street. ◦Jeff and Rick played catch after school. ◦The horse jumped and kicked Scott.

Compound Sentence Contains 2 or more independent clauses Examples: ◦The snow was falling and the wind was howling. ◦The friends had to get the door open soon or they would freeze to death. ◦The boys’ basketball team is undefeated, and the girls’ team seems to be on a winning streak.

Complex Sentence Contains an independent and a dependent clause Examples ◦I will go to the store after I make a shopping list. ◦Once the work was done, the four teenagers went out for pizza.

Simple independent clause She went to the store. Compound 2 independent clauses joined by coordinator She went to the store but she didn’t find what she needed. Complex Independent and dependent clause combinations When she got to the checkout counter, she asked to speak to the manager.