Title: _________________

A sentence that has one _______________________

__________________________________________________________

Independent Clause

A group of words that

1.) Makes a _____________ __________________

2.) has a __________ and a _________

Cue card #1

The subject is the ________________________or_____

That the sentence is aboutExamples:

John went for a walk. (_______)

Towns are quiet after snowfalls. (_______)

Eggs rolled off the counter. (_______)

Silence is golden. (________)

Peace is at hand. (____)

Nouns

A verb is a word that shows the ________ or ______ ___ ________ of the subject of the sentence.

Examples:

Sally ________ (physical action)

John ________ (mental action)

Jesse____my friend.(state-of-being)

Step 1: Look for the ______ or

______ __ _______word to find the verb.

Example: Kevin reported the theft.

Step 2: Ask yourself “_____ or _______” (verb?) to find the subject.

Example: Paula is an astronaut.

action

The who? (subject)

Step 1: Pick a _________ (_ _, _ _ _, _ _ _, _ _ _ _)

Step 2: Explore _________ to fit the formula.

Step 3: N______ the words.

Step 4: S_______ and C_______.

Search:

•Look for the action or state-of-being word(s) to find the verb(s)

•Ask the “who or what question” to find the subject(s).

Check:

•Capital ____________

•End ________________

•Make _____________

A compound sentence has ___ or more ________ clauses. Joined with a ______ and a _________

Examples: The students finished class, ___ they went to lunch. Kevin did not want to hurt Kathy’s feelings, ___

he said nothing about her mistake. I want to see my sister soon, ____ she has been

in Switzerland for two years.

Independent Clause

( I )

Independent Clause

( I )Conjunction

( c )

Simple Sentence: – The men and women met at the station and went to dinner.

Compound Sentence: – The men met at the station, and the women went to dinner.

Simple Sentence:– The ducks and geese squawked and fluttered their wings.

Compound Sentence:– The ducks squawked, and the geese fluttered their wings.

Simple Sentence:– Harry and Joe ate ice cream and drank pop.

Compound Sentence: – Harry ate ice cream, and Joe drank pop.

A word that is used with a ________ to _____ two independent clauses.

, f___ , b___, a___ , o_, n__ , y__

, s_Examples:

-Baseball is my favorite sport to watch, but football is my favorite sport to play.

-The children ran all the way to school, yet they were late anyway.

-You will have to finish the project, or your group will get a failing grade.

-Hanni was not at the game, nor was she at the party.

-We did not see Mike at the movie, nor did we see him at the restaurant.

Semicolons (;) can also be used to join the two independent clauses of a compound sentence without ______________.

Examples: – Susan loves to swim; her brother likes to dive.– Jason was highly respected; he was always

such a responsible person. – The meeting was over; it was already midnight.

A complex sentence has one s________ s______ and one or more ___________ clauses.

A dependent clause is a group of words with a subject and verb that cannot stand alone.

Examples: – I like Sally because she is funny.– Kathy will be late for dinner since the meeting is still in

progress. – The game will end when one team scores.

Subordinating conjunctions are words that show the __________ of the dependent clause to the independent clause.

Some of the words that can be use as subordinating conjunctions are:

After even if sinceAlthough even though so thatAs if thanAs if in order that thoughAs long as just as unlessAs soon as like untilAs though once whenBecause provided wheneverBefore rather than while

• Dependent Clause First (______ _________)– When I get to Phoenix, you will be sleeping.– After the players practiced, they went out for pizza.

– Until the storm is over, we will not know about the damage.

• Independent Clause First (__ comma needed)– You will be sleeping when I get to Phoenix.– The players went out for pizza after they practiced.– We will not know about the damage until the storm is

over.

Search & Check1.) Mark out the Infinitives and Prepositions

2.) Ask “what is the action?” Select the Verb.

3.) Who did the action? Select the Subject

4.) Check for a capital letter and an end punctuation.

5.) Does it make sense?

Writing a Sentence1.) Pick a formula -SV, SSV, SVV, SSVV

2.) Write a subject

3.) Give the subject an action

4.) Describe the time or place.

5.) Check for a capital letter and period.

-Key Terms:-subject: a person, place, or thing

-Verb: the action of the subject (physical/mental/state of being)

-Infinitive: to + verb, a fake verb that describes the action.

-Preposition: the time or place of the action

-Capital Letter: the Uppercase letter, at the start of a sentence.

-End Punctuation: period, exclamation point, or question mark

Search & Check1.) Circle the conjunction or semicolon

2.) Find the subject and verb before the conjunction.

3.) Find the subject and verb after the conjunction.

4.) Check for a capital letter and an end punctuation.

Writing a Sentence1.) Write a simple sentence-SV, SSV, SVV, SSVV

2.) Use a conjunction with a comma

3.) Write another simple sentence

5.) Check for a capital letter, comma before the conjunction and period.

Key Terms:-Conjunction: for, and, nor, but, or, yet, so

-Semicolon: a punctuation that joins two independent clauses without a conjunction.

-Comma: a punctuation that joins two independent clauses with a conjunction.

-Independent Clause: a simple sentence, that has at least one subject and one verb.

Search & Check1.) Circle the subordinating conjunction. If the it’s the first word, circle the comma in the middle.

2.) Divide the sentence into two halves.

3.) Find the subject and verb for the independent clause and the dependent clause. .

4.) Check for a capital letter and an end punctuation.

Writing a Sentence1.) Write the occasion for writing or the position you intend to prove.

2.) If the first word is a subordination conjunction than a comma is after the independent clause.

3.) If the position is first, then a comma is not needed.

5.) Check for a capital letter, comma (if necessary), and period.

Key Terms:-Occasion: The reason for writing.

-Position: The statement that proves the occasion.

-Subordinating Conjunction: words that connect the occasion and the position in the sentence. If the

occasion is first, then comma is needed before the position.

Common Subordination Conjunctions: (After / Although / If / When / Because / Before / Unless / Until)