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Simple SentencesCompound SentencesComplex Sentences
•Also called an INDEPENDENT CLAUSE
• It expresses a complete thought.
SUBJECT + VERB
Simple sentences
Can have a compound
subjectEx. Mary and John rode the bus.
Don’t use a comma!
Simple sentences
Simple sentences
can have a compound verb
Ex. Mary skipped and ran in P.E.
Don’t use a comma!
Compound sentencesContains two independent clauses (simple
sentences) joined by a coordinating conjunction.
Except for very short sentences, these conjunctions are always preceded by a comma.
Subject verb + subject verb
Compound sentences
The conjunctions are as follows:ForAndNorButOrYetSo
Example :Andi loves monkeys, but he also likes lemurs. s v c cc s v
I tried to speak Spanish, and my friend tried to speak English.
Compound sentences
- A complex sentence is one independent clause plus one dependent clause.
Dependent clauses do not express a complete thought and can’t stand alone as sentences. A dependent clause begins with a subordinating conjunction.
- The two clauses are joined by a subordinating conjunction
Complex sentences
Follow these formats when writing complex sentences:
o DEPENDENT CLAUSE, INDEPENDENT CLAUSE Since I have no milk, I’ll go to the store.
o INDEPENDENT CLAUSE DEPENDENT CLAUSEI’ll go to the store since I have no milk.
Complex sentences
Subordinating Conjunctions
AAAWWUBBIS!AsAlthoughAfterWhenWhileUntilBecauseBeforeIfSince
Complex sentencesSubordinating conjunction comes at the front of the
dependent clause.
The part of the sentence w/ the sub. conjunction is called the
dependent clause.
*It is dependent because it can’t stand alone.*
Complex sentencesThe part of the sentence w/
NO sub. conjunction is called the
INDEPENDENT CLAUSE
(because it can stand alone-independently - as a complete sentence.)
Complex sentences
Before the game started, she fell.Dep. Cla Ind.Cla
Sub. Conj. “before”
Why does this sentence have a comma?
Complex sentences
She fell before the game started.
This sentence is like the one before EXCEPT that the dependent clause is at the end. (It’s underlined.)
Does this sentence need a comma?
Complex sentences
If a dependent clause comes at the beginning, put a
comma after it.
If a dependent clause comes at the end, DON’T use a
comma.
Complex sentences
Ex. She told me to study so that I would make good grades.
(dep. clause underlined; no comma)
Ex. So that I would make good grades, she told me to study.
(dep. clause underlined; has a comma)
FUN QUIZ Identify the sentences below, which one a simple sentence, a compound sentences, or complex sentences.
a.After they finished studying, Jack and Maria went to the movies. (cx snt)b.The surprise party was organized by Wendy’s two best friends. (sm snt)c.Alex played football, so Maria went shopping. (cd snt)d.Bill walked into the crowded room, but I can’t find him. (cd snt)e.George played football because Jean went shopping. (cx snt)
Simple, Compound, or Complex?The teacher walked into the classroom, greeted the students, and took attendance.
SIMPLE
Juan played football, yet Juanita went shopping.COMPOUND
Simple, Compound, or Complex?
Simple, Compound, or Complex?
The island was filled with many trails windingthrough the thick underbrush, a small lake, anddangerous wild pigs.
SIMPLE
Simple, Compound, or Complex?
Reggie passed the test because he studied hardand understood the material.
COMPLEX