Sentence Types:

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• Sentence Types
• Simple Sentence
• Compound Sentence
• Complex Sentence
• Complex-Compound Sentence
• Sentence with a Phrase

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Practice 2 Start the sentence with a phrase
- prepositional phrase--ly word (conjunctive
adverb)--ing phrase (present participle) -to
phrase (infinitive phrase) --ed phrase (past
participle)
3
Start with an ing phrase.
My dog howls at the moon.My dog wakes up all the
neighbors.
Howling at the moon,
my dog wakes up
all the neighbors.
4
Start with an ing phrase.
The rocket exploded on take-off. The rocket
shattered into a million pieces.
Exploding on take-off,
the rocket
shattered into a million pieces.
5
Start with an ed phrase.
The notice was posted on the classroom
door. The notice was read by all the students.
Posted on the classroom door,

the notice was read by all the students.
6
Start with an ed phrase.
Your luggage must be checked by a security
guard. Your luggage can be carried on board.
Checked by a security guard,

your luggage can be carried on board.
7
Start with an ed phrase.
The meat was left on the counter. The meat
spoiled.
Left on the counter,
the meat spoiled.
8
Start with a to phrase.
Travolta needed to gain weight for the film.He
ate a lot of carbohydrates.
To gain weight for the film,

Travolta ate a lot of carbohydrates.
9
Start with a to phrase.
Mrs. Belvis wanted to encourage students to
enter the contest. She offered a cash prize.
To encourage students to enter the contest,
Mrs. Belvis offered a
cash prize.
10
Start with an -ly word.
Mary announced that she would not let anyone use
her car. She was selfish.
Selfishly,
Mary announced that she would not
let anyone use her car.

11
Start with an -ly word.
The nuns were not robbed when they left the
motel door unlocked. They were lucky.
Luckily,
the nuns were not robbed when they
left the motel door unlocked.

12
Start with an -ly word.
John missed his mothers birthday and Mothers
Day. He was thoughtless.
Thoughtlessly,
John missed his mothers birthday
and Mothers Day.

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Start with a Prepositional Phrase
My family takes vacations. We go in the
summer.We stay in Las Vegas.
In the summer,
my family
takes vacations in Las Vegas.
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Agnes practices the piano. She practices at 600
PM. She practices for one hour.
At 600 PM,
Agnes practices the piano
for one hour.
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My sister works from midnight to morning. She
works in a coffee shop. She works as a waitress.
From midnight to morning,
my
sister works as a waitress in a coffee shop.