Sentence Types
Click the links below to learn each of the six types of sentences and their clause structures by using the learning strategy of comparison and contrast.
Simple
Simple
Compare the most basic type of sentence, simple, with it's more complex counterpart, compound.
Compound
Compound
Compare compound sentences with simple sentences to help your brain learn the difference.
Dependent
Dependent
Learn the difference between sentences that start with dependent clauses and those that end with them.
List
List
Learn the difference between list sentences and the commonly mistaken appositive sentence.
Appositive
Appositive
Learn how appositive sentences are structured differently from list sentences.
Mulit-Complex
Mulit-Complex
Learn how to put together all types of sentences in order to build a multi-complex sentence.