Sentence Types

Question 1

Main clause example

Answer 1

Subject+verb+object =complete thought

E.g. My dog loves pizza crusts

Question 2

Subordinate clause

Answer 2

Subordinating conjunction+subject+verb=incomplete thought

E.g. Whenever lazy students whine

Question 3

Noun clause

Answer 3

E.g. You really don’t want to know the ingredients in Aunt Nancy’s stew

Ingredients= noun, this can then be replaced by a clause

E.g. You really don’t want to know what Aunt Nancy puts in her stew

Question 4

Simple sentence

Answer 4

An independent clause e.g. I kicked the ball

Question 5

Compound sentence

Answer 5

Two independent clauses joined by a linking word (and, but, so, or, yet, however)

E.g. I’m happy but my kids are always complaining

Question 6

Complex sentences

Answer 6

One independent and one or more dependent clause

E.g. I’m happy, even though I don’t make much money

Question 7

Compound-Complex sentences

Answer 7

Contains 3 or more clauses, 2 independent and at least one dependent

E.g. I’m happy, even though I don’t make much money, but my kids are always complaining, since we can’t afford to buy the newest toys

Question 8

Active sentence

Answer 8

The subject of the sentence performs the action

Question 9

Passive sentence

Answer 9

The subject of the sentence has an action done to it by something else