1. Sentence Types

2. Simple Sentence
A simple sentence, also called an “independent clause”, contains – --A subject -- A verb --A complete thought

3. Simple Sentence
For example… -Some students like to study in the morning. -Tim and Amy play football every afternoon. -Anne goes to the library and studies every day.

4. Compound Sentence
A compound sentence contains two independent clauses (simple sentences) joined by a coordinating conjunction.

5. Compound Sentence
The coordinating conjunctions are for, and, nor, but, or, yet, so For And Nor But Or Yet So

6. Compound Sentence
-I tried to speak Spanish, and my friend tried to speak Italian. -Bill played soccer, so Janice went shopping. -Bill played soccer, for Janice went shopping.

7. Complex Sentence
A complex sentence has an independent clause joined by one or more dependent clauses.

8. Complex Sentence
A complex sentence will always have… -a subordinating conjunction (such as because, since, after, or although) -a relative pronoun (such as that, who, whom, whose, or which) -a relative adverb (when, where, and why).

9. Complex Sentence
-When he handed in his homework, he forgot to give the teacher the la st page. -The teacher returned the homework after she noticed the error. -The students are studying because they have a test tomorrow.

10. Complex Sentence
-Because they have a test tomorrow, the students are studying. -After they finished studying, Joe and Terry went to the movies. -Joe and Terry went to the movies after they finished studying.

11. Complex Sentence
-The woman who called my mom sells cosmetics. -The book that Jonathan read is on the shelf. -The house which Abraham Lincoln was born in is still standing. -The town where I grow up is in the United States.

12. Identify the Sentence Type
-Helen Keller was born in Tuscumbia, Alabama, in 1880 and died in

13. Sentence Type
SIMPLE

14. Sentence Type
-Helen Keller was born in Tuscumbia, Alabama, in 1880 and she died in

15. Sentence Type
COMPOUND

16. Sentence Type
-Until she was 19 months of age, her sight and hearing were normal.

17. Sentence Type
COMPLEX

18. Sentence Type
-At the age of 19 months, a severe illness left her deaf and blind.

19. Sentence Type
SIMPLE

20. Sentence Type
-When she was seven, she began her education in reading and writing with Anne Sullivan.

21. Sentence Type
COMPLEX

22. Sentence Type
-The woman who helped Helen the most was Anne Sullivan.

23. Sentence Type
COMPLEX

24. Sentence Type
-Through persistence and stubbornness, Anne Sullivan broke through Helen’s walls of silence.

25. Sentence Type
SIMPLE

26. Sentence Type
-Helen learned to read by the Braille system, and she learned to write with a special typewriter.

27. Sentence Type
COMPOUND

28. Sentence Type
-Later, she entered Radcliffe College and graduated with honors in

29. Sentence Type
SIMPLE

30. Sentence Type
Helen’s story needed to be told, so a beautiful movie was made about her life.

31. Sentence Type
COMPOUND