1. Types of Sentences and Sentence Errors Mr. Eble CP1 Junior English

2. First of All: A complete sentence…  …has a subject and a verb  Incomplete: Went to the store to prepare for the zombie apocalypse.  Complete: Ben went to the store to prepare for the zombie apocalypse.  …expresses a complete thought  Incomplete: When he went to the checkout counter to pay for the zombie repellent.  Complete: When he went to the checkout counter to pay for the zombie repellent, Ben warned the cashier.

3. Types of Sentences  Simple  A sentence with one independent clause and no dependent clauses.  Mr. Buckley shaves his head every week.  Compound  A sentence with multiple independent clauses but no dependent clauses.  Mr. Buckley shaves his head every week, and Mr. Eble mocks him for it.

4. Types of Sentences (cont’d)  Complex  A sentence with one independent clause and at least one dependent clause.  Because Mr. Buckley shaves his head every week, Mr. Eble mocks him.  Complex / Compound  A sentence with multiple independent clauses and at least one dependent clause.  Mr. Buckley shaves his head every week, and because Mr. Eble mocks him (which is funny), the two engage in a fistfight just as often.

5. Works Consulted  University of North Carolina Writing Center: https://writingcenter.unc.edu/handouts/fr agments-and-run-ons/ https://writingcenter.unc.edu/handouts/fr agments-and-run-ons/  Purdue University Online Writing Lab (OWL): http://owl.english.purdue.edu/engageme nt/index.php?category_id=2&sub_catego ry_id=1&article_id=33 http://owl.english.purdue.edu/engageme nt/index.php?category_id=2&sub_catego ry_id=1&article_id=33