Types of Sentences

1. Types of Sentences Simple, compound and complex

2. The lady is showing the girl how to garden. This is a simple sentence. It tells what is happening. Often it starts with The or I or It when you write these sentences. It is one idea.

3. The girl is holding an ice cream. The balloons are floating away. A compound sentence is when it combines two ideas.The girl is holding an ice cream, and the balloons are floating away.

4. A compound sentence uses a comma or a conjunction to add the two ideas together. Conjunctions : and, but, or, nor The dog runs, BUT the children play in the sand. The girls play in the sand, AND the girl blows bubbles.

5. A compound sentence joins two ideas together. Can you use two pictures from here to make a compound sentence?

6. Complex Sentences An idea (like a proper sentence with someone doing something) and some information that can’t stand alone (it isn’t a sentence by itself) This is an INDEPENDENT clause (a complete sentence – can stand on its own) and a DEPENDENT clause (sentence fragment – cannot stand on its own)

7. The difference between compound and complex sentences- which is which? • The girl has her books on her lap, and the boy is carrying a backpack. • The girl has her books on her lap, although the boy has his in his backpack. • Although the boy has his things in his backpack, the girl has hers on her lap. • The boy is carrying his books, and the girl has hers on her lap. • The boy with glasses is carrying his books, but the girl has her books on her lap.

8. Complex sentence conjunctions • COMPLEX sentences have a complete sentence joined to a sentence fragment by a conjunction too. • Some words used in complex sentences: • After since • Although unless • As until • Because when • Even though while • If though

9. Make a complex sentence by adding a full sentence to a sentence fragment (try it also by putting the sentence fragment first and see how that sounds!) Full sentence Sentence fragments Because Fred was late. While Ted was sleeping. Although it might rain tomorrow. Even though she was full. Since it is the right time. • Jody is eating her lunch. • Sam is carrying in the birthday cake. • Lesley is walking to school. • The sun is shining. • The girl is feeding the horse an apple.

10. Simple sentenceone ideaCompound sentencetwo complete sentences joined by a comma and a conjunction:AND, BUT, OR, NORComplex sentenceone complete sentence and one fragment joined by a conjunction: after, although, because, since, if, before, unless, until…

11. What kinds of sentences are these? Suzy ate the hotdog because she was hungry. Matt ate the juicy, tasty hot dog. Laurel ate a hot dog and she ate a cupcake. Leo walked down the street and he looked at the houses. Jake walked down the street while looking at the houses. Ryan walked down the street.