Types of Sentence based on Structure

When Laila walked into math class on Thursday, the room was in an uproar.

A compound sentence uses subordinating conjunction.

This sentence is also known as an independent clause because it has a subject, a verb and a complete thought.

Laila stopped just inside the doorway and she quickly spotted the reason for the change.

A group of words containing at least one subject and one verb and has a complete thought.

It has a subject and a verb however it does not have a complete thought.

This sentence is composed of two simple sentences or two independent clauses joined by a coordinating conjunction.

This sentence is made up of one independent clause and at least one dependent clause.

Identify the type of sentence used: She has lived in this city for her whole life.

That afternoon, Holden sat hunkered over his video game controller making vintage airplanes swoop across the screen.

A complex sentence uses coordinating conjunction FANBOYS.

Identify this type of sentence: She borrows opera records from the public library and sings with powerful velvety lungs.

"Oh Pops wouldn't be interested"