Sentences

Question 1

What is a sentence?

Answer 1

Start with a capital letter and end with a punctuation mark (full stop, exclamation mark, question mark)

Question 2

How do you find a simple sentence?

Answer 2

1 verb (1 main clause)

Question 3

How do you find a compound sentence?

Answer 3

2 or more verbs (2 or more clauses)

ONLY co ordinating clauses

Question 4

How do you find a complex sentence?

Answer 4

2 or more verbs (2 or more clauses)

AT LEAST ONE subordinate clause

Question 5

How do you identify a COMPLEX-COMPOUND SENTENCE?

Answer 5

Subordinate clause
Co ordinating clause
Subordinate clause is before the co ordinating clause

Question 6

How do you find a COMPOUND-COMPLEX SENTENCE?

Answer 6

Subordinate clause
Co ordinating clause
Co ordinating clause is before the subordinate clause

Question 7

What are the three sentence functions?

Answer 7

Declarative
Imperative
Interrogative

Question 8

What is a declarative sentence?

Answer 8

Used to convey information or make statements

Question 9

What is an interrogative sentence?

Answer 9

Used in asking questions

Question 10

What is an imperative sentence?

Answer 10

Used in issuing orders