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Grammar Boot Camp. Sentence Variety: Sentence Types and Patterns. Adapted from http://www.delmar.edu/engl/wrtctr. Your Mission:. To Study Sentence Types To Study Sentence Patterns To Write with Varied Syntax. Phrases/ Clauses. Phrase: Group of related words, missing a subject and/or verb
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Grammar Boot Camp Sentence Variety: Sentence Types and Patterns Adapted from http://www.delmar.edu/engl/wrtctr
Your Mission: • To Study Sentence Types • To Study Sentence Patterns • To Write with Varied Syntax
Phrases/ Clauses • Phrase: Group of related words, missing a subject and/or verb • Clause: Group of words containing both a subject and a verb • Independent Clause: Stands Alone • Dependent Clause: Does NOT Stand Alone • Also known as Subordinate Clause • Usually has a subordinating conjunction
Common Subordinating Conjunctions • Before • After • When • Although • While • Because • If • That • Since B A W A W B I T S
Relative pronouns • A relative pronoun "relates" a dependent clause to the rest of the sentence. It functions as a “subject.” • A relative pronoun is found only in sentences with more than one clause. A sentence starting w/ a relative pronoun cannot stand alone. • In modern English there are five relative pronouns: that, which, who, whom, and whose.
Relative Pronoun Examples • He who laughs last laughs best. • The dog that ate my homework was really mean. • He started the Daily Show, which was the first news show of its kind.
Phrase/ Clause Practice Identify the following as phrases, dependent clauses, or independent clauses. • In the middle of the room. • When the girl ate breakfast. • She loves puppies. • Because he ate play-dough. • He threw up. P DC IC DC IC
Overview • Patterns of independent and dependent clauses create 4 types of sentences • Four Sentence Types: • Simple Sentence (1 IC) • Compound Sentence (2 ICs) • Complex Sentence (1 IC, 1 DC) • Compound/Complex Sentence (2 ICs, 1 DC)
Simple Sentence Pattern: IC. Don’t get confused by phrases. A simple sentence can have many phrases. Don’t get confused by conjunctions. If they aren’t adding two full independent clauses together, you still have a simple sentence.
Examples Examples: 1. The brown dog is named Charlie. 2. The brown dog with the red collar always barks loudly. 3. Charlie barked and growled loudly. • 4. The tall, good-looking boy with the curly blond hair laughed uproariously at his best friend’s suggestion.
Compound Sentence : a Pattern: IC,forIC. and nor butCoordinating Conjunctions or yet so Example: Charlie barks at nothing, and my mom goes crazy. FANBOYS!
Compound Sentence: A • More examples… • My mom didn’t want Charlie, butmy sister convinced her. • My sister is in Chicago, somy mom is left to take care of him by herself. • My mom claims she can’t wait to get rid of him, butshe secretly loves him.
Compound Sentence : B Pattern: IC; IC. Example: I went to the store;I bought some milk.
Compound Sentence : c Pattern: IC ; therefore , IC. however moreoverConjunctive Adverbs furthermore Example: I would love to have a cat; however, I know I don’t have time to take care of it.
Easy Identification… • Look for the FANBOYS! • Where does the comma go?
Complex Sentence : a Pattern: DC, IC. Example: When my cat Blacky died, I was very upset.
Complex Sentence : b Pattern: IC DC. Example: I like cats better than dogs because they are more independent.
Easy Identification… • Look for the BA WAWBITS! • Where does the comma go?
Compound/Complex Sentence : a Pattern: IC, forIC DC. and nor butCoordinating Conjunctions or yet so Example: We decided that the movie was too violent, but our children, who like to watch scary movies, thought that we were wrong.
Compound/Complex Sentence : b Pattern: ICDC , forIC. and nor butCoordinating Conjunctionsor yet so Example: Here is the money that I owe you, and I am happy to be free of debt.
Compound/Complex Sentence : c Pattern: DC, IC , forIC. and nor butCoordinating Conjunctionsor yet so Example: Although I like to go camping, I haven't had the time to go lately, and I haven't found anyone to go with.
Easy Identification… • Look for BOTH a FANBOYS and a BA WAWBITS!
Now It’s Your Turn: Identify the sentence type (simple, compound, complex, compound/complex) for each item below: • I was scared when my cat ran away. • Charlie can be very difficult, but I still love him because he is so cute. • Charlie got away from his leash one day, but he didn’t even try to run away. • I am happy that my mom has to take care of him.
Answer key: • Complex • Compound-Complex • Compound • Complex
Congratulations! You are now a master of the four grammatical sentence types!