Simple and Compound Sentences

Simple Sentences

A simple sentence is a complete thought. It has a subject and a predicate.

The yellow pencil is very sharp.

Simple Sentences

Sometimes there are compound parts to the simple sentence.

The yellow pencil is very sharp and could hurt you.

The yellow pencil and the orange pencil are very sharp.

Compound Sentences

A compound sentence is one or more simple sentences joined together with proper punctuation.

The yellow pencil is sharp, and I will use it to write my paper.

(If you ignore the conjunction, you’ll see two simple sentences that would be strong enough to stand on their own.)

Identifying the Differences

Can you find two complete thoughts by covering up parts of the sentence? If so, it is a compound sentence!

Draw arrows to show connections between predicates and subjects.

Try out some samples on the next slide…..

Circle Subjects / Underline Predicates / Connect with Arrows

Prehistoric people built forts, and they

created burial mounds.

Prehistoric people built forts and

created burial mounds.

Answers…

Prehistoric people built forts, and they

created burial mounds. Compound

Sentence

Prehistoric people built forts and created

burial mounds. Simple Sentence

Great Serpent Mound in Ohio is curved

and is 1,254 feet long.

Once thousands of mounds existed;

now many are gone.

Answers

Great Serpent Mound in Ohio is curved

and is 1,254 feet long. simple

Once thousands of mounds existed;

now many are gone. compound

Subject: Understood

Play fair. › Simple

Smile and be happy. › Compound