PPT-Compound & Complex

Sentences Sometimes two simple sentences have related ideas The sentences can be joined to form a compound sentence Joining two sentences will make your writing smoother and clearer Look at these examples. https://www.coursera.org/course/basicwriting. Sentence Types. Clauses. A group of related words containing a subject and verb.. Independent: clauses that stand on their own. . The tutor discussed the paper with the student. Simple Sentence. Contains a subject and a predicate (the rest of the sentence that contains a verb).. Expresses a complete thought.. Example: The boys went to the park.. Tip: a simple sentence is also called an independent clause.. Conscious practice in imitating the following sentence patterns can contribute a great deal to improving sentence style—one of the most decisive factors in creating lively, effective writing.. . Sentences. Sometimes two simple sentences have related ideas. The sentences can be joined to form a . compound sentence.. Joining two sentences will make your writing smoother and clearer. Look at these examples.. New Formulas . A compound-complex sentence has 2 independent clauses and 1 dependent clause.. Start with the compound formulas (I,cI and I;I) and add a dependent clause to make the formula compound-complex.. .. . Once a student knows the difference between the three sentence types (simple, compound, and complex), it is possible to write with sentence variety. Sentence variety helps make your writing more interesting.. Definition. A compound-complex sentence contains . two . or more . independent clauses and one or more dependent clauses.. Ex. . While she was fishing. , . Amy saw many deer,. and . she tried not to disturb them. What is a compound sentence?. A . compound sentence . has at least one . independent clause. ; . it is . usually two independent clauses joined by a semi-colon or a conjunction.. In other words, a . compound . A writer’s combination of . simple. , . compound. , . complex, and compound-complex. sentences. A writer’s control of flow and tempo. What is a simple sentence?. A stand-alone . independent clause. Character Traits, Figurative Language. What is Bilbo . baggins. and how is he different from a human? . Short, hairy and leathery soled . feet. Give three adjectives to describe how Bilbo feels when the dwarves are at his . Sentence Structure. What is Sentence Structure?. The . structure . of a sentence refers to the kinds and the number of clauses it contains.. The four kinds of sentences are . simple, compound, complex,. Genre: . Biography. Big Question: How . do we face personal challenges?. Small Group. . Timer. Review Games. Story Sort. Vocabulary Words:. Arcade Games. Study Stack. . Spelling City: Vocabulary. Spelling City: Spelling Words . September . 4. , 2018. Circle the . DEPENDENT. clauses and underline the . INDEPENDENT. clauses. Then label each as . SIMPLE. , . COMPOUND. , . COMPLEX. . or . COMPOUND-COMPLEX. . . 1. Americans eat more bananas than any other fruit.. IAE: T. Graham. Introduction to . Academic English . Sentence Structure. (www.c8.alamy.com, . n.d.. ). Three Sentence Types. Simple. . (1 subject + 1 verb). I enjoy swimming.. Compound. . (2 subjects + 2 verbs).