A simple sentence is a sentence with one independent clause I love simple sentences Thats easy enough It is obviously one independent clause But look at this Being an English teacher with a penchant for syntactical complexity I love simple sentences ID: 553178
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Sentence TypesSlide2
A
simple sentence is a sentence with one independent clause.
I love simple sentences.
That's easy enough. It is obviously one independent clause.Slide3
But look at this:
Being an English teacher with a penchant for syntactical complexity, I love simple sentences.Slide4
It's longer, more challenging and contains bigger words, but it's still a simple sentence. Slide5
Being an English teacher with a penchant for syntactical complexity" is a ____________ phrase. "With a penchant" and "for syntactical complexity" are ____________ phrases.
participial
prepositionalSlide6
Look at this:
Being an English teacher with a penchant for syntactical complexity, I love to read simple sentences upon getting up and before going to bed.Slide7
Amazingly
, it's still a simple sentence. I am piling on phrase after phrase, but the sentence still contains only one
_______________clause.independentSlide8
A
compound sentence contains two or more independent clauses.Slide9
Example:
I love conjunctive adverbs, but my students love each other.The independent clauses?The dependent clauses?Slide10
Example:
I love conjunctive adverbs, but my students love each other.
(
The independent clauses are in blue. This sentence contains no dependent clauses)Slide11
Sometimes a compound sentence contains more than two independent clauses.
Example: I love conjunctive adverbs; my students love each other, and we all love holidays. Slide12
I love conjunctive adverbs; my students love each other, and we all love holidays.Slide13
I love conjunctive adverbs
;
my students love each other, and we all love holidays
.Slide14
A
complex sentence is a sentence that contains one independent clause and one or more dependent clauses.Slide15
Because life is complex, we need complex sentences.
The independent clause?The dependent
clause?Slide16
Because life is complex,
we need complex sentences.(The independent clause is in blue. The dependent clause is italicized.)Slide17
Because people know that I am an English teacher
, they make allowances for how I dress and what I say. Slide18
Because people know that I am an English teacher
, they make allowances for how I dress
and
what I say
.
This
sentence contains four dependent clauses. The independent clause is in blue. Note that two of the dependent clauses are inside of and part of the independent clause. Slide19
A
compound-complex sentence contains two or more independent clauses and one or more dependent clauses.Slide20
Because I am an English teacher, some people expect me to speak perfectly, and other people expect me to write perfectly.Slide21
Because I am an English teacher,
some people expect me to speak perfectly,
and other people expect me to write perfectly.
The
dependent clause is underlined, and the independent clauses are in blue
.Slide22
Some people tell me that my grading is too tough, and others tell me that my assignments are boring.Slide23
Some people tell me
that my grading is too tough
, and others tell me
that my assignments are boring
.
The independent clauses are in blue. The dependent clauses are italicized. Note that the dependent clauses occur within the independent clauses. It often happens.Slide24
Practice:
Identify whether the sentences are simple, complex, compound or compound-complex. Please underline dependent clauses where it applies.
Vampires
Dairies is my favorite television show, but I also love True Blood.
2. The
student wiped the white board that was filthy with last week’s notes.
3. The
trendy fashion designer released her new line on Wednesday.
4. Trina
and
Hareem
went to a bar in Hollywood to celebrate their anniversary.
Simple
Simple
Complex
CompoundSlide25
Practice:
Identify whether the sentences are simple, complex, compound or compound-complex. Please underline dependent clauses where it applies.
5. Wicked
Regina cast a spell on the entire city, so the citizens decided to rebel.
6. While
waiting for the paint to dry, Angela went to Home Depot, and Martin organized the
kitchen appliances.
7. After
listening to the
Kanye
West CD, I have new respect for his music.
8. After
the teacher chose groups, John and Sara were selected as partners for a project, yet
Sarah did most of the work.
Compound
Compound-complex
Complex
Compound-complex