Incorrect Sentence Examples
Name: _________________
Period: ________
Ingredients: List the necessary ingredients for each type of sentence.
Simple Sentence:
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Compound Sentence:
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Complex Sentence:
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Directions: Each sentence below has at least one thing wrong with it. Describe what the error is
and be specific. For example, in the compound sentence below:
I went for a run but I did not run for very long.
- There is a comma missing before the coordinating conjunction “but”
Compound:
1. Erin walked quickly but Jennifer walked slowly.
a. __________________________________________________________________
2. James sang his solo, while the other students watched.
a. __________________________________________________________________
3. John walked around, and went to the bathroom.
a. __________________________________________________________________
4. I went for a run but I did not run for very long.
a. __________________________________________________________________
5. Leila did not win the competition but was well known around the country.
a. __________________________________________________________________
Complex:
1. Whenever I go to the beach I bring a radio.
a. __________________________________________________________________
2. He was reading and she took a nap.
a. __________________________________________________________________
3. I have nothing to eat, if they serve meat at the party.
a. __________________________________________________________________
4. The dancer leapt but she was told to.
a. __________________________________________________________________
5. Lillian walked up the stairs, as Chester was leaving.
a. __________________________________________________________________
Compound-Complex:
1. When we drove to New York, I was exhausted because we had to get up at 5 am to drive
there.
a. __________________________________________________________________
2. We also drove at 5 am because my son woke up and I wish he had slept in until 7.
a. __________________________________________________________________
3. If he would sleep in until 7 my wife and I could feel better during the day, so we could
have more energy to play with him.
a. __________________________________________________________________
4. Sadly, Wesley doesn’t understand this yet so he just screams at 5 in the morning because
he is an infant and he doesn’t know better.
a. __________________________________________________________________
5. Hopefully, he will know better when he is older and won’t bother Talia and me in the
morning.
a. __________________________________________________________________