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Simple Sentences

Simple Sentences. independent clause contains a subject & verb expresses a complete thought Examples: A. Some students like to study in the mornings. B. Juan and Arturo play football every afternoon. C. Alicia goes to the library and studies every day. Compound Sentences.

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Simple Sentences

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  1. Simple Sentences independent clause contains a subject & verb expresses a complete thought Examples: A. Some studentslike to study in the mornings. B. Juan and Arturoplay football every afternoon. C. Aliciagoes to the library and studies every day.

  2. Compound Sentences 2 independent clauses joined by a coordinator Coordinators are for, and, not, but, or, yet and so (FANBOYS) Subject, verb, coordinator Examples: A.  Itried to speak Spanish, and my friendtried to speak English.  B.  Alejandroplayed football, so Mariawent shopping.  C.  Alejandroplayed football, for Mariawent shopping.

  3. Complex Sentences Independent clause joined by one or more dependent clauses Always has subordinators—when, because, since, after, although OR a relative pronoun—that, who, which Subject, verb, subordinators Examples: A. Whenhe handed in his homework,heforgot to give the teacher the last page.  B. The teacherreturned the homework aftershe noticed the error. C. The studentsare studying because theyhave a test tomorrow.D. Aftertheyfinished studying, Juan and Mariawent to the movies. E. Juan and Mariawent to the movies afterthey finished studying.

  4. Run-On Sentences two or more independent clauses are joined without punctuation or a conjunction Examples: Carmen loved traveling in Italy she felt Rome was too hot. The girls played basketball the boys played tennis. Titanic is my favorite movie I love eating popcorn.

  5. Fixing Run-On Sentences… Separate using a period Separate using a semi-colon Use a comma and one of the FANBOYS Correct the following run-on sentences: Carmen loved traveling in Italy she felt Rome was too hot. The girls played basketball the boys played tennis. Titanic is my favorite movie I love eating popcorn.

  6. Sentence Fragments cannot stand by itself—does not contain one independent clause Examples: Purdue offers many majors in engineering. Such as electrical, chemical, and industrial engineering. Coach Dietz exemplified this behavior by walking off the field in the middle of a game. Leaving her team at a time when we needed her. I need to find a new roommate. Because the one I have now isn't working out too well.

  7. Revising Sentence Fragments… 1. ECU offers many majors in engineering. Such as electrical, chemical, and industrial engineering. Purdue offers many majors in engineering, such as electrical, chemical, and industrial engineering. 2. Coach K exemplified this behavior by walking off the field in the middle of a game. Leaving her team at a time when we needed her. Coach Dietz exemplified this behavior by walking off the field in the middle of a game, leaving her team at a time when we needed her. 3. I need to find a new roommate. Because the one I have now isn't working out too well. I need to find a new roommate because the one I have now isn't working out too well.

  8. Simple Subjects vs. Complete Subjects Simple: the main word in the complete subject. It is always a nounor a pronoun Example: The studyof small insects is a hobby of mine. _______________________________________ Complete: consists of all the words that tell whom or what a sentence is about. Example: The study of small insects is a hobby of mine.

  9. Simple Predicate vs.Complete Predicate Simple: or verb, is the main word or word group that tells something about the subject. Example: Many people will listen with interest to facts about bugs._______________________________________ Complete: consists of a verb and all the words that modify the verb and complete its meaning. Example: Many people will listen with interest to facts about bugs.

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