This document defines different types of sentences and provides examples of each. It discusses simple, complex, compound, and compound-complex sentences. It also defines declarative, imperative, interrogative, and exclamatory sentences and provides one example of each. The document appears to be a student assignment on sentence structure and types for a 7th grade English class.

1. MY PROJECT
Saunders, Arniqua
Mrs. Dawson
7th grade/period
Due: October 15, 2013

2. DEFINITION
 1.
Simple- A simple sentence, also called an
independent clause, contains a subject and a verb, and it
expresses a complete thought.
 2.
Compound- A compound sentence contains two
independent clauses joined by a coordinator. The coordinators
are as follows: for, and, nor, but, or, yet, so. (Helpful hint: The
first letter of each of the coordinators spells FANBOYS.)
 3.
Complex- a complex sentence has an independent
clause joined by one or more dependent clauses. A complex
sentence always has a subordinator such as because, since,
after, although, or when or a relative pronoun such as that,
who, or which.
 4.
Compound-complex-a sentence having two or more
coordinate independent clauses and one or more dependent
clauses

3. SENTENCES
1. Simple- Some students like to study in the
mornings.
2. Complex - The teacher returned the
homework after she noticed the error.
3. Compound- I tried to speak Spanish, and
my friend tried to speak English.
4. Compound-complex- The dog lived in the
garden, but the cat, who was smarter, lived inside
the house.

4. DEFINITION
 1.
Declarative- Declarative form a statement
 2.
Imperative- Imperative make a command or request
 3.
Interrogative- Interrogative form a question
 4.
Exclamatory- Exclamatory attempt to powerful feelings, or
emotions

5. SENTENCES
 1.
Declarative- Yesterday I left school early.
 2.
Imperative- Bring me some ice.
 3.
Interrogative- What did the teacher say to you yesterday?
 4.
Exclamatory- I cannot wait to graduate!