Sentence Structure/ Types of Sentences

• ​A new sentence starts with a capital letter.

  • ​He earned a pizza party.

• ​A sentence ends with punctuation (period, question mark, exclamation point)

  • ​He earned a pizza party.

• ​A sentence contains a subject.

  • ​He earned a pizza party.

• ​A sentence follows SUBJECT + VERB + OBJECT word order.

  • ​He (subject) earned (verb) a pizza party (object).

• ​A sentence must have a complete idea and can STAND ALONE.

  • ​Even though I like pizza - - - NOT a complete thought

​A person, animal, place, or thing that DOES THE ACTION.

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​****the subject is always a NOUN.

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​I like spaghetti.

​He reads many books.

​They eat pizza every Friday.

​My mom loves to sing in the shower.

​an action word

​--what the subject is doing

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​I like spaghetti.

​He reads many books.

​They eat pizza every Friday.

​My mom loves to sing in the shower.

​the person, animal, or thing that RECEIVES the action.

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​​I like spaghetti.

​He reads many books.

​They eat pizza every Friday.

​My mom loves to sing in the shower.

​Has a subject and a verb

​Is only ONE complete thought - - (independent clause)

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​She wrote.

​She wrote a paper.

​She wrote a paper on Friday.

​She wrote a paper on Friday night before the football game.

​-Two simple sentences (or independent clauses) COMBINED

​-We combine them with a COMMA and a JOINING WORD

​​COMPOUND SENTENCE:

​She likes bacon, but she hates pickles.