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TYPES OF SENTENCES

TYPES OF SENTENCES. CHAPTER 16. Simple Sentences. Contains an independent clause and no subordinate clause. Thelma sells automobiles. Simple Sentences. May have a compound subject or compound verb or both. Thelma and Leo buy and sell automobiles. Practice.

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TYPES OF SENTENCES

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  1. TYPES OF SENTENCES CHAPTER 16

  2. Simple Sentences • Contains an independent clause and no subordinate clause. • Thelma sells automobiles.

  3. Simple Sentences • May have a compound subject or compound verb or both. • Thelma and Leobuy and sell automobiles.

  4. Practice Write the sentence. Circle the subject(s). Underline the verb(s). • Carmen skated at the pond after school. • Jupiter, Saturn, and Neptune have rings. • Jordan should wash the dishes and put them away. • WKBK Pg. 129

  5. Compound Sentences • Contains two or more independent clauses and no subordinate clause. • My brother does the dishes and takes out the trash; my chores include vacuuming and dusting.

  6. Compound Sentences • The ice-covered sidewalk was slippery, and several people fell. • How many independent clauses? • What are they?

  7. Practice Write the sentence. Underline each independent clause. Circle the comma and conjunction OR semicolon. • Mark Twain wrote fiction, and T.S. Eliot wrote poetry. • Some students ate in the cafeteria; others went outside in the sunshine. • The waves were enormous, yet the surfer rescued his surfboard.

  8. Simple or Compound? • I went outside and looked at the sky. • My brother and I noticed dark and luminous clouds. • The sky looked threatening, so I expected a storm. • Write a simple sentence. • Write a compound sentence.

  9. Complex Sentences • Contain one independent clause and at least one subordinate clause (remember: sub. Clauses begin with either a relative pronoun or subordinating conjunction.) • List the common relative pronouns • List 10 of the common subordinating conjunctions.

  10. Complex Examples • I often go to the library because I like to read. • Because I like to read, I often go to the library.

  11. Underline the INDEPENDENT clause ONCE and the SUBORDINATE clause TWICE. • Since I was five years old, I have read in bed at night. • For my twelfth birthday, I received A Light in the Attic, which is a book of poems. • Before I go to sleep, I sometimes read my favorite poems to my little brother. • Mr. Morales, who is my English teacher, encouraged me to be a writer.

  12. Compound or Complex? • My mom drinks coffee because she likes hot beverages. • My mom will drink tea, but she prefers coffee. • Because she likes hot beverages, my mom drinks coffee. • Write a compound sentence. • Write a complex sentence.

  13. Compound-Complex Sentences • Contain at least two independent clauses and at least one subordinate clause. Independent: I will decorate for the party You can prepare the food Subordinate:when we get to my house Compound-Complex Sentence: When we get to my house, I will decorate for the party, and you can prepare the food.

  14. Practice: Write each sentence. Draw a rectangle around the INDEPENDENT clauses and a cloud around the SUBORDINATE clauses. • When we planned our holiday party, we planned a small one, and we invited only a few friends. • Before we bought supplies, we made a guest list; yet we still had to make several trips to the store. • We cleaned the house after the party was over, and it was spotless.

  15. Complex or Compound-Complex? • If you‘ve never tried Indian curry, try some of Usha’s. • Several small herds of mustangs roam these hills; we’re going to search for them until it gets dark. • They don’t have the book we need because it is sold out. • WKBK pg 135

  16. Form Compound-Complex Sentences • Write a simple sentence. • Turn your simple sentence into a compound sentence. • Now, add a subordinate clause to your compound sentence. • Congratulations! You have written a compound-complex sentence!

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