Sentence Types

A. The rain fell softly, and the students hurried inside

B. Because the bell had rung, the students rushed to their next class.

C. The students went to class.

D. Sarah and Tom studied hard for the quiz, but they still felt unprepared.

A. The coach called a timeout; he noticed the team was losing momentum.

B. The coach called a timeout, and he noticed the team was losing momentum.

C. Noticing the team was losing momentum, the coach called a timeout.

D. The coach called a timeout, for he noticed the team was losing momentum.

A. The dog barked loudly, so the neighbors complained.

B. Even though I was tired, I finished my homework.

C. Since I had a doctor's appointment, I left school early, and I completed my assignments later that evening.

D. Finishing the essay took me several hours.

A. The student was tired, so he walked slowly down the hall. He hoped the long school day was over.

B. Tired, the student walked slowly down the hall, hoping the long school day was over.

C. The student was tired. Walking slowly down the hall, he hoped the long school day was over

D. Slowly down the hall, the student walked. He was tired and hoped the long school day was over.

A. She wanted to read the new novel, but she had to finish her chores first.

B. After the rain stopped, we went outside to play soccer.

C. The tall, green grass grew quickly in the spring sun.

D. As soon as the sun set, the temperature dropped significantly, and we built a campfire.

A. Jason won the race.

B. Because the race that Jason won.

C. Although Jason won the race.

D. Jason, the winner of the race.