By Mr Payne Brush Up on Grammar Simple Compound Complex A simple sentence consists of one independent clause An independent clause contains a subject and a verb Examples short simple sentence ID: 131644
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Pro-tips for Sentence VarietyBy Mr. Payne
Brush Up on Grammar:
Simple
Compound
ComplexSlide2
A simple sentence
consists of one independent clause. An independent clause contains a subject and a verb.Examples:short simple sentence: The dog barked. long simple sentence: Leaning first this way and then that, the large tan dog with a wide black collar barked loudly at the full moon last night from under the lilac bush in the shadow of the north side of the house.
The RulesSlide3
The simple sentence may have a compound subject: The
dog
and the cat howled. It may have a compound verb: The dog howled and barked. It may have a compound subject and a compound verb: The
dog
and the cat howled and yowled, respectively.
Simple SentenceSlide4
A compound sentence consists of two or more simple sentences joined by:
1. a comma followed by a coordinating conjunction
(and, but, or, nor, for, yet, so) The dog barked, and the cat yowled. 2. a semicolon: The dog barked; the cat yowled.
The RulesSlide5
A complex sentence
consists of an independent clause and one or more dependent clauses. Using a subordinating conjunction (because, although, if, etc.) creates a dependent clause. End: The dog howled although he was well fed. Front: Because the dog howled so loudly, the student couldn't eat his hamburger.
Middle:
The dog, although he was well fed, howled loudly. Using a relative pronoun (who, whom, that, or which) creates a dependent clause.
The dog that was in the street howled loudly.
A student who is hungry would never pass up a hamburger.
The RulesSlide6
The Rules
A
compound-complex sentence is a combination of a compound sentence and a complex sentence. As the dog howled, one cat sat on the fence, and the other licked its paws. Slide7
Your turn:
1. Exchange
Cinderella Stories with the person sitting next to you. Write your name at the top.2. Get out the editing worksheet included in your writing packet
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3. For the first 10 sentences of their story, determine if they are simple (S), compound (c), or complex (x).4. Follow the instructions in the edit worksheet to complete your peer edits.