Sentence Types

Question 1

Minor Sentence

Answer 1

Minor sentences do not conform to the regular patterns of sentence structure, containing no full clauses, e.g. “Hello”

Question 2

Simple Sentence

Answer 2

These contain one clause, e.g. “I went shopping.

Question 3

Compound Sentences

Answer 3

These contain two clauses which are of equal importance to the sentence, joined by coordinating conjunctions, e.g. “I went shopping and I bought some new school shoes.”

Question 4

Complex Sentences

Answer 4

• two or more clauses
• later clauses are of lesser importance and rely on the first clause for meaning (subordinate clauses)
• joined by subordinating conjunctions

e.g. “I went shopping because of the holes in my school shoes.”