This document defines and provides examples of different types of sentences: simple sentences contain a subject and verb and express a complete thought, compound sentences contain two independent clauses joined by a coordinator, complex sentences have an independent clause joined by one or more dependent clauses, complex-compound sentences contain adjective clauses, declarative sentences make a statement, imperative sentences give a command, exclamatory sentences express strong feelings, and interrogative sentences ask questions.

1. Mulugeta Ymesghen
ELA project
7th period
10/10/13

2. SIMPLE SENTENCE
• A simple sentence, also called an independent
clause, contains a subject and a verb, and it
expresses a complete thought.
Example sentence- Ben and Michael play soccer
every afternoon.

3. COMPOUND SENTENCE
• A compound sentence contains two
independent clauses joined by a coordinator.
The coordinators are as follows: for, and, nor,
but, or, yet, so.
example sentence- I tried to speak Spanish, and
my friend tried to speak English.

4. COMPLEX SENTENCE
• A complex sentence has an independent clause
joined by one or more dependent clauses.
example sentence- The teacher returned the
homework after she noticed the error.

5. COMPLEX - COMPOUND
SENTENCES
• Finally, sentences containing adjective clauses (or dependent
clauses) are also complex because they contain an independent
clause and a dependent clause.
example sentence- The house which Abraham Lincoln was born in is
still standing.

6. DECLARATIVE SENENCE
A declarative sentence is a statement.
Example sentence-this is my book.

7. IMPERATIVE SENTENCE
A Imperative sentence make a command.
Example-Go clean your room.

8. EXCLAMATORY SENTENCE
an exclamatory sentence to express strong
feeling
Example sentence-I love bugs.

9. INTERROGATIVE SENTENCE
• It asks a question.
Example sentence-Where do you live?