Sentence Types

Question 1

What are the 3 types of sentence?

Answer 1

1. Minor
2. Major
3. Clause

Question 2

What is a minor sentence?

Answer 2

• Irregular sentence constructions
• Contain no verbs
• E.g. Ramsay Street, Hello!

Question 3

What is a major sentence?

Answer 3

• Include a clause within the sentence
• E.g. Eastleigh is in Hampshire

Question 4

What is a clause?

Answer 4

• A chunk of writing that includes a verb phrase
• E.g. The dog chased the cat

Question 5

What are the 3 types of major sentence?

Answer 5

1. Simple
2. Compound
3. Complex

Question 6

What is a simple sentence?

Answer 6

Contains 1 clause

Question 7

What is a compound sentence?

Answer 7

• Contains more than 1 clause (2 or more simple sentences)
• All clauses stand alone and are joined with coordinating conjunctions
• E..g The dog chased the cat and the girl chased the boy

Question 8

What is a complex sentence?

Answer 8

• 1 clause can stand by itself
• Other clauses don’t make sense on their own
• Clauses are linked by subordinating conjunctions
• The dog (main clause) chased the cat because it hates (subordinate clause) its meow