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This document provides examples of different sentence types and instructions for students to identify and classify sentences. It defines simple, compound, and complex sentences and provides examples of each. Students are asked to analyze 10 sentences by circling the predicates, underlining the subjects, and identifying the sentence type. They are then instructed to write additional sentences of each type on the back of the page.

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Sentence Types: Name

This document provides examples of different sentence types and instructions for students to identify and classify sentences. It defines simple, compound, and complex sentences and provides examples of each. Students are asked to analyze 10 sentences by circling the predicates, underlining the subjects, and identifying the sentence type. They are then instructed to write additional sentences of each type on the back of the page.

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Name: _____________________________________

Sentence Types
Directions: Read and analyze each sentence. Circle the predicates and underline the subjects. Draw a
line separating the clauses in the sentence. Write the sentence type on the line.
Simple Sentence: a sentence that has only one clause.
Compound Sentence: a sentence with two or more clauses joined by a coordinating conjunction.
Complex Sentence: two or more clauses joined with a subordinating conjunction.
Compound-Complex: three or more clauses joined by coordinating and subordinating conjunctions.
Example: Mom did the dishes.
S

(simple sentence)

It is cold in the classroom | but it is hot in the hall


S P

S P (Compound sentence)

Coordinating Conjunctions: for, and, nor, but, or, yet, so.


Subordinating Conjunctions: as, because, although, since, before, when, once, if, even if, whatever,
whenever, during, until, unless, wherever, whether, while, as if, even if, that
S

1. When I get home from school, I'm going to take a nap.

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Sentence Type

2. I got in trouble so I can't go to the party, but it would have been fun.

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Sentence Type

3. Being alone can be scary unless you keep yourself busy.

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Sentence Type

4. Mr. Morton, the best reading teacher in the world, taught me sentence structure.

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Sentence Type

5. Keith, Carrie, and Kyle bought donuts and ate them down by the river.

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Sentence Type

6. I left early so that I could get some work done, but I'll be back soon.

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Sentence Type

7. Crossing the street is dangerous if you don't look both ways before you cross.

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Sentence Type

8. If you don't want to study, you should stay home, but you may regret it.

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Sentence Type

9. Every time I go to mall, I spend all of my money on things that I don't need.

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Sentence Type

10. Mom said that I can go to the museum with you but I have to be home early.

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Sentence Type

11. Modern Warfare is a fun game but no game is better than Ms. Pac-Man.

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Sentence Type

12. Todd and Nick are eating chips and salsa on a park bench before dinner.

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Sentence Type

Try it yourself:
On the back of this paper write two simple sentence, two compound sentences, and two complex
sentences. Circle your predicates and underline your subjects.

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