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Compound Sentences

Compound Sentences. Stuff You Should Already Know. The subject of a sentence is the person or thing that does something or is described. The predicate of a sentence is whatever the subject performs or how it’s described. Ex: Stan wrote a letter to Eminem. /. Subject. Predicate.

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Compound Sentences

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  1. Compound Sentences

  2. Stuff You Should Already Know • The subject of a sentence is the person or thing that does something or is described. • The predicate of a sentence is whatever the subject performs or how it’s described. • Ex: Stan wrote a letter to Eminem. / Subject Predicate

  3. Stuff You Should Already Know • A simple sentence is a sentence with one subject and one predicate. • Ex: Randy had the measles. Joe and Kate ate popcorn. /   Subject predicate /   Subject predicate

  4. Stuff You Should Already Know • A conjunction is a word that connects words, phrases, or clauses. Example: for, and, nor, but, or, yet, so If you can remember the acronym FAN BOYS, you can remember your conjunctions.

  5. Most Important Thing to Know • A compound sentence is two or more simple sentences connected by a conjunction. Ex: Joe went to school and Tracy followed. Remember: A compound sentence will have at least two subjects and predicates. Con. Pred. Sub. Pred. Sub.      / / _________________ _____________ Simple sen. Simple sen.

  6. Key to Help • This equation explains the format of a compound sentence: • (S+P) +con.+(S+P)=Compound Sen.

  7. Poor Example • Ex: • Crystal ran home but fell down.

  8. Create a chart like this: Simple Sen. Simple Sen. Conjunction

  9. Directions: Break the following sentences into simple sentences and conjunctions. If you can’t, leave it blank. • Steve eats like a horse, but he doesn’t gain weight. • Nancy likes school, so she has great attendance. • Uriel can’t dance, yet he tries. • Shorty eats candy or she doesn’t eat at all. • She is neither kind nor easy to know. • You need to keep quiet or you will be in trouble. • It can be that difficult or simple to determine. • He farted and she puked.

  10. Which of the following is a compound sentence? Joe ran home from school. Greg ate fruit and berries. Tracy fell but she got up. I don’t understand the homework for tonight. What is a compound sentence? One simple sentence separated by a conjunction. The repetition of repeating sounds. Two independent clauses connected by a preposition. Two simple sentences connected by a conjunction Closing Questions

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