| A | B |
| complete sentence | a complete thought |
| incomplete sentence | Will not make sense. Missing important parts. |
| compound sentence | two or more simple sentences joined together |
| simple sentence | a sentence with one subject and one predicate; one main idea |
| conjunction | a word that can join groups of words |
| comma | punctuation mark that must be used before a conjunction in a compound sentence |
| declarative sentence | makes a statement and ends in a period |
| interrogative sentence | asks a question and ends in a question mark |
| imperative sentence | a command or request that ends in a period or exclamation mark |
| exclamatory sentence | shows strong feeling or emotion and ends in an exclamation mark |