SENTENCES COME IN TYPES - read about them below.

TERM DEFINITION EXAMPLE

Minor sentence A group of words that does not contain A very ripe banana
a subject doing a verb

Simple sentence Contains a subject and one verb and
expresses a complete thought.
Also called an independent clause.
a.Sarah studies.
b.She diligently studies each of her subjects
in rotation at the same table in the library
without fail every lunchtime.
c.Gina and Tina study in the library too.

The three examples above are all simple

sentences despite their different lengths, and the
number of people involved.

Compound Two independent clauses joined by a We can go to the party or we can go to the
sentence FANBOYS conjunction or semicolon. dance.
Each part of the sentence must make I never dance; I look ridiculous.
sense alone.

Complex sentence Has one or more dependent clauses I never eat apples unless they are finely
joined to an independent clause. sliced.
One part of the sentence cannot make When I eat the skin, it gets stuck in my teeth.
sense without the other. After I’ve eaten this, I’ll need to floss.

Compound Two or more independent clauses After I’ve eaten this, I’ll need to floss and we
complex sentence joined by a conjunction or semicolon, need to make sure we have a healthy day
AND one or more dependent clause. tomorrow.

Task 1
Decide which sentence type the following are

Sentence Type

The dog drools too much.

Although I want a dog, I can't handle the mess.

Yuck, so gross!

The dog is annoying and I now prefer cats.

Task 2

● Write 4 sentences about a book you have read using one of each sentence type.

Here’s mine:
Birnam Wood is a thrilling novel. (Simple) I was surprised by the twists and I did not predict
the ending. (Compound) I liked the range of characters because they all were flawed in
some way. (Complex) The connections to Macbeth were subtle yet I found them intriguing,
although I want the author to explain them in an interview. (Compound-Complex)