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Basic Types of Sentences

Basic Types of Sentences. Using Conjunctions to Enhance Your Writing. Three Types of Sentences. Simple Compound Complex. Simple Sentences. A simple sentence is the most basic type of sentence It must contain a subject , a verb , and must express a complete thought

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Basic Types of Sentences

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  1. Basic Types of Sentences Using Conjunctions to Enhance Your Writing

  2. Three Types of Sentences • Simple • Compound • Complex

  3. Simple Sentences • A simple sentence is the most basic type ofsentence • It must contain a subject, a verb, and must express a complete thought • A simple sentence contains one independent clause

  4. Examples of Simple Sentences • Mr. Haggquist is my English teacher. • He teaches writing. • I enjoy learning how to write. • Writing can be difficult.

  5. Compound Sentences • You can use coordinating conjunctions to turn simple sentences into compound sentences. • Compound sentences contain two or more independent clauses. • When combining two independent clauses with a conjunction you must place a comma before the conjunction.

  6. Examples of Compound Sentences • Mr. Haggquist is my English teacher, and he teaches writing. • I enjoy learning to write, but it can be difficult.

  7. Complex Sentences • Complex sentences are often used when one idea in a sentence is more important than another idea. • Complex sentences join one or more independent clauses with a dependent clause. • Subordinating conjunctions can be used to help form complex sentences.

  8. Examples of Complex Sentences • Mr. Haggquist, a teacher at Pacific Grove High School, teaches English. Note: the words in italics denote a dependent (subordinate) clause. In this case it is an adjective clause because it describes (modifies) the noun, Mr. Haggquist.

  9. Examples of Complex Sentences • We are going to learn about introductory paragraphs after we finish these notes. • Since I entered Mr. Haggquist’s class, I have learned much about writing. Note: Put a comma at the end of a dependent clause when it precedes the main clause. Can you circle the dependent clause and underline the main clause in the above sentences?

  10. Compound/Complex Sentences • When you have two or more independent clauses joined by a coordinating conjunction and a dependent clause, you have a compound/complex sentence.

  11. Why all this talk about clauses? • Learning to vary your sentence structures, mixing simple, compound, and complex sentences, will make your writing sound more sophisticated, and it will make you a better writer. Can you find the adverb clause (dependent clause) and the coordinating conjunction above? What are the two independent clauses?

  12. Practice Take the following list of simple sentences and use them to form the following types of sentences: compound, complex, and compound, complex. • Mr. Haggquist is a teacher. • He teaches at Pacific Grove High School. • He enjoys teaching writing. • Today we learned how to write different types of sentences. • I hope today’s class will help my writing.

  13. More Practice • Choose a subordinating conjunction from your handout, and write a complex sentence using a subordinating conjunction.

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