Types of Sentences - PowerPoint Presentation

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Types of Sentences

A review of simple, compound, and complexSlide2

The Building Blocks of all Sentences

Remember: All sentences must have a _________, which describes

who

or what the sentence is about. In addition, all sentences must have a ___________, which describes what the ________ does.*VIDEO: School House Rock- “Mr. Morton”

subject

subject

predicateSlide3

Compound Sentences: Fanboys

What is the definition of a compound sentence?

A sentence made up of at least two

independent clauses joined together by a coordinating conjunction (fanboy) and a comma or by

just a semicolon

What are the fanboys?

For, And, Nor, But, Or, Yet, SoSlide4

NOTICE:

"

I could have screamed

, but I didn't. I could have fought, but I didn't." Maggie Stiefvater,

Shiver (1).“Early wild flowers were dotting the deep green of the fields

, and the sky was clean and blue.” Katherine Paterson,

Bridge to

Terabithia

(118).

“

In matters of style,

[you] swim with the current

; in matters of principle, [you] stand like a rock.” Thomas Jefferson

Create a key to label what each different font color represents

Red = Independent Clause

Purple = Independent Clause #2

Gold = Coordinator (conjunction and comma, or semi-colon)

Green = Prepositional Phrase

All of these sentences are compound!Slide5

The Comma Splice: The bane of English Teachers

COMMA SPLICE/RUN-ON: When you join two sentences with only a comma.

It snowed yesterday, we did not leave early.

It snowed yesterday, but/yet we did not leave early. It snowed yesterday; we did not leave early. Slide6

One last time

Compound Sentences are Hip! Slide7

Practice:

Phrase or clause?

Running errands

While we ateBy no fault of her ownDuring the movieWhen the movie finishedTo make her happyHappiness is everythingBeneath the soil

Ahead of the curveBut she didn’t notice

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10.Slide8

Practice:

Phrase or clause?- Answers

Running errands

PHRASEWhile we ate CLAUSEBy no fault of her own PHRASEDuring the movie PHRASEWhen the movie finished

CLAUSETo make her happy PHRASE

Happiness is everything CLAUSE

Beneath the soil

PHRASE

Ahead of the curve

PHRASE

But she didn’t notice

CLAUSESlide9

Observe

Ms. Haeusser and Mrs.

Christein

love to read and write.Ms. Haeusser loves to read, and Mrs. Christein loves to write.Ms. Haeusser reads a book while Mrs. Christein writes a poem.Slide10

Observe

Ms. Haeusser

and

Mrs. Christein love to read and write.Ms. Haeusser loves to read, and Mrs. Christein

loves to write.Ms. Haeusser reads

a book while Mrs. Christein

writes

a poem.Slide11

Imitate

Write a simple, compound, and complex sentence that has the same subject and verb in all sentences.Slide12

Let’s construct some simple sentences. Draw a line to connect the subject with a predicate.

Mrs. Frederick

Ms. Haeusser

Mrs. Christein Mr. DaleyMrs. Lang7th GradersPets the catHad a daughterBought a beautiful black dress for the dance

Felt illHopes for a special Valentine’s Day Card

The youngest students

This is not a predicate because it does not contain an action for the subjectSlide13

“One

of

these things

is not like the other”

DIRECTIONS: Identify which item does not belong; be able to explain why the item is out of place. Slide14

The school dances

always prove to be a good time, but students often complain that they pass too quickly.

The

end of the marking period is a busy time for students and for teachers alike.Mr. Daley and Mrs. Caldwell both attended Central Bucks, but they never knew one another.Mrs. Hickman does not kick-box anymore, but she was once a great fighter.

This one does not belong because it is not a compound sentence. It is a simple sentence with a compound object. It only has one independent clause.Slide15

The PSSA tests are going to be challenging this year.

We

have already had a number of snow falls, yet we have not had any snow days!You should listen to your parents; they really do love you. School is not meant to be easy, nor should you always expect to earn perfect scores.

This one does not belong because it is a simple sentence. The rest are compound. Slide16

Practice:

DIRECTIONS: In the following exercises, turn the sentence pairs into single compound sentences. Use a comma and a conjunction OR a semicolon to join the sentences. You can rearrange or add words in the sentence to make it sound better, but only if necessary. Slide17

PRACTICE:

Little Ann won the beauty contest. Billy got the silver cup.

The Grammy Awards were last night. I enjoyed watching the performances.

Last year we had many snow days. This year we have only had one. Many people wanted the Seahawks to win the Superbowl. The Patriots won. I don’t want to get sick. I wash my hands very well. Slide18

PRACTICE:

Little Ann won the beauty contest

, so/and

Billy got the silver cup. The Grammy Awards were last night; I enjoyed watching the performances. Last year we had many snow days, but this year we have only had one. Many people wanted the Seahawks to win the Superbowl, yet the Patriots won. I don’t want to get sick

, so I wash my hands very well. Slide19

The Preposition Song

Above Across After Against Along Among Around At Before Behind Below Beneath Beside Between Beyond By During For From In Into Like Near Of

Off On Over Through To Toward Under Until Up With Within WithoutSlide20

Types of Clauses: Independent, Dependent, and Santa

AAAWWUBIS is an acronym to help us remember ______________________,

which make ______________________

FANBOYS is an acronym to help us remember______________________,which join ______________________Cap on head, suit that’s red, special night, beard that’s white helps us remember...wait, that’s not relevant

Subordinating Conjunctions

Dependent clauses

Coordinating Conjunctions

Independent clauses