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Types of Sentences. Flash CARD 1 (side 1) SIMPLE sentence = subject + verb Simple sentence may have multiple subjects and/or multiple verbs is one independent clause has NO subordinate clause They may have additional phrases . Examples : I went to the park to eat a hamburger.
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Types of Sentences Flash CARD 1 (side 1) • SIMPLE sentence= subject + verb • Simple sentence may have multiple subjects and/or multiple verbs • is one independent clause • has NO subordinate clause • They may have additional phrases. Examples: I went to the park to eat a hamburger. Kyle, Keith, and Doug, my best friend from middle school, went to the playhouse and watched Shakespeare’s Hamlet.
Types of SentencesFlash CARD 1 (side 2) • Compound Sentence=Two or more clauses joined by a coordinating conjunction. • Using commas between clauses is optional. • ALWAYS consists of 2 subject and 2 verbs • Coordinating conjunctions = FANBOYS (for, and, nor, but, or, yet, so) Examples: I went home so I could get some sleep. Doug did his math work but he got some wrong, yet he didn’t mind.
Types of SentencesFlash card 2 (side 1) • COMPLEX sentence= 1 independent clause + 1 subordinate clause (dependent clause) • Subordinate clause can be – adj., adv. or noun • Look for “word markers” when identifying the subordinate clause (subordinating conjunctions) • If you begin a sentence with a subordinating conjunction, there MUST be a comma after the first clause. (continued on next slide)
SIDE 1:Subordinating Conjunctions Examples: Unless you want trouble, you should stop. You should stop because I’m getting mad.
Compound-Complex SentencesFlash Card 2 (side 2) Has an independent clause and at least two dependent clauses, one of which is joined with a coordinating conjunction and one with a subordinating conjunction. Examples Because I paid attention, I got an A on the test and I was so happy. I went home because it was getting late, but I had to wait on the porch until my mom got home anyway.
Sentence TypesFlash Card 3 (side 1) Declarative Sentences : Make statements and end with periods Exclamatory Sentences: Excitedly express emotion, end with exclamation points Imperative Sentences: Give orders, commands and instructions, end with periods or exclamation points. *The subject is always “you” and implied. Interrogative Sentences: ask questions and end in a question mark
Clauses & Types of Sentences Flash CARD 3 (side 2) Independent Clause= subject + verb & stands alone Dependent (subordinate) Clause= subject + verb BUT cannot stand alone