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Types of Sentences

Types of Sentences. Simple & Compound Sentences. The cat ate its food. My friend watched a movie. The cat ate its food, and my dog licked its bowl. My friend watched a movie, but she didn’t like it. Simple Sentences. The cat ate its food. My friend watched a movie. Simple Sentences:

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Types of Sentences

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  1. Types of Sentences

  2. Simple & Compound Sentences • The cat ate its food. • My friend watched a movie. • The cat ate its food, and my dog licked its bowl. • My friend watched a movie, but she didn’t like it.

  3. Simple Sentences • The cat ate its food. • My friend watched a movie. Simple Sentences: • Subject & verb but NO CLAUSES. • Simple Sentence = Independent Clause • Express 1 idea Ex. I wentto the park. I stepped on a needle.

  4. Compound Sentences • The cat ate its food,and my dog licked its bowl. • My friend watched a movie,but she didn’t like it. • My friend watched a movie; she didn’t like it. Characteristics • Two INDEPENDENT CLAUSES • Joined by a Coordinating Conjunction or a ; • FANBOYS; a. For, And, Nor, But, Or, Yet, So ; 2. Commas always precedes the conjunction

  5. Review—Simple Sentences Simple Sentences: • S_______ & v_______ but NO C_______. • Simple Sentence = I__________ __________ • Expresses 1 idea Ex. I wentto the park. Red = ____ purple = _____ green ____ I stepped on a needle.

  6. Review—Compound Sentences Compound Sentence Characteristics • T_____ IN________ CL_________ • Joined by a Coordinating Conjunction or a ; • FANBOYS; a. F___, A____, N____, B___, O__, Y__, S__/ ___ 2. C______ always precedes the conjunction Ex: My friend watched a movie,but she didn’t like it.

  7. Simple or Compound? • I have to do my homework. • I have to do my homework and wash dishes. • I do my homework, but my brother washes dishes. • I didn’t do my homework, and my brother didn’t do the dishes. • Marsha broke her nose, and everyone laughed.

  8. Complex Sentences • Although we had the day off, I am still behind. • Because you didn’t go to school yesterday, you missed me : )- • Until you laugh at my corny jokes, I will continue to torture you with them. • When you laugh as you learn, you remember your lessons better. • If you don’t know what complex sentences are, I will tell you in a minute : )~

  9. Complex Sentences • Have the following ingredients: • 1 Independent Clause • 1 Dependent (subordinate) Clause • 1 Subordinating Conjunction • After/when/because/if/although/while/until/before + many more • If the subordinating clause/conjunction comes first in the sentence, you need a comma before the independent clause

  10. Complex Sentences—identify the independent/subordinate clauses • Although we had the day off, I am still behind. • I am still behind although we had the day off. • Because you didn’t go to school yesterday, you missed me : )- • You missed me because you didn’t go to school yesterday. • Until you laugh at my corny jokes, I will continue to torture you with them. • I will continue to torture you with my corny jokes until you have at them. • When you laugh as you learn, you remember your lessons better. • You remember your lessons better when you laugh as you learn. • If you don’t know what complex sentences are, I will tell you in a minute : )~

  11. Complex Sentences—3 parts=1 Subordinating conjunction + 1 independent clause + 1 subordinate clause • Althoughwehad the day off,I am still behind. • Iam still behind althoughwehad the day off. • Because youdidn’t go to school yesterday, youmissed me : )- • Youmissed me becauseyoudidn’t go to schooyou laughlyesterday. • Until youlaugh at my corny jokes, Iwill continue to torture you with them. • Iwill continue to torture you with my corny jokes untilyoulaughat them. • Whenyoulaugh as you learn, you remember your lessons better. • Youremember your lessons better whenyoulaugh as you learn. • Ifyoudon’t know what complex sentences are, I will tell you in a minute : )~ • Red= Subordinating conjunction blue = Subject green=verb/verb phrase

  12. Compound/Complex/Simple • I love hamburgers and pizza. • Although I love hamburgers, I prefer pizza. • I love hamburgers, but pizza is my favorite. • When I go to restaurants, I always order salads. • Salads are a healthy meal choice. • Spinach salads with bacon and cranberries tastes scrumptious. • I prefer to eat salads, for the provide me with lots of nutrients.

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