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Four Basic Sentence Structures Simple (s) Compound (c) Complex (cx) Compound-Complex (ccx)

Learning Goal Students will be able to write, use and properly punctuate the four basic sentence structures. Learning the four sentence structures will help us to become better writers by showing us how to use varying sentence lengths. https:// www.youtube.com/watch?v=b84H3Hnr5N8&t=5s.

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Four Basic Sentence Structures Simple (s) Compound (c) Complex (cx) Compound-Complex (ccx)

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  1. Learning GoalStudents will be able to write, use and properly punctuate the four basic sentence structures. Learning the four sentence structures will help us to become better writers by showing us how to use varying sentence lengths. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b84H3Hnr5N8&t=5s

  2. Four Basic Sentence Structures Simple (s) Compound (c) Complex (cx) Compound-Complex (ccx) Let’s watch a little video that introduces 3 of these. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=98OcAe5O0Ws

  3. Basic Elements of Every Sentence SUBJECT PREDICATE

  4. Basic Elements SUBJECT PREDICATE Mary plays tennis.

  5. Simple Sentence

  6. Simple Sentence • A simple sentence has one subject and one predicate.

  7. Simple Sentence Observe how a simple sentence is constructed: We went to San Juan yesterday.

  8. Simple Sentence Pronoun Verb Prepositional phrase We went to San Juan . Simple subject Complete predicate

  9. SIMPLE SENTENCE PREDICATE SUBJECT plays tennis. Mary one subject one predicate

  10. Simple Sentence Tom and Mary play tennis. Compound Subject &

  11. Simple Sentence play tennis and swim. Tom and Mary Compound Subject Compound Predicate & &

  12. SIMPLE SENTENCEwith compound subject Tom and Mary play tennis.

  13. SIMPLE SENTENCEwith compound subject andcompound predicate Tom and Mary play tennis and swim.

  14. Compound Sentence

  15. Compound Sentence • A compound sentence has more than one part that can stand alone (independent clauses). • Independent clauses are connected by coordinating conjunctions, conjunctive adverbs or a semi-colon.

  16. Compound SentenceUse of Coordinating Conjunctions SUBJECT PREDICATE and SUBJECT PREDICATE

  17. COMPOUND SENTENCE:COORDINATING CONJUNCTIONS FOR AND NOR BUT OR YET SO

  18. Compound Sentence We went to San Juan, and most of us danced all night.

  19. Compound Sentence Subject Verb Prepositional phrase Wewentto San Juan, Predicate Coordinating Conjunction andmost of usdancedall night . Subject Modifying phrase Verb

  20. COMPOUND SENTENCE:COORDINATING CONJUNCTIONS Tom swims,and Mary plays tennis. Clause 1 Clause 2 Independent Independent

  21. COMPOUND SENTENCE:COORDINATING CONJUNCTIONS Tom swims, andMary plays tennis. Comma before “and” in compound sentences!

  22. COMPOUND SENTENCE:CONJUNCTIVE ADVERBS MOREOVER HOWEVER OTHERWISE THEREFORE

  23. COMPOUND SENTENCE:CONJUNCTIVE ADVERBS Bob is handsome; moreover, he is rich. Clause 1 Clause 2 Independent Independent

  24. COMPOUND SENTENCE:CONJUNCTIVE ADVERBS Bob is handsome; moreover, he is rich. Note: Semicolon before conjunctive adverb and comma after conjunctive adverb!

  25. COMPOUND SENTENCESemicolons • “If the relation between the ideas expressed in the main clauses is very close and obvious without a conjunction, you can separate the clauses with a semicolon” (Little, Brown Handbook, 9th Edition, p. 361).

  26. COMPOUND SENTENCE:SEMICOLON Tom has benefited from his exercise program; he is slim and energetic.

  27. Here’s a little flocabulary about simple and compound sentences https://www.flocabulary.com/unit/simple-compound-sentences/

  28. Complex Sentence

  29. Complex Sentence • A complex sentence has at least two parts: one that can stand alone and another one that cannot • The part that cannot stand alone is linked to the rest of the sentence by a subordinating conjunction

  30. COMPLEX SENTENCE:SUBORDINATING CONJUNCTIONS The most common subordinating conjunctions are"after," "although," "as," "because," "before," "how," "if," "once," "since," "than," "that," though," "till," "until," "when," "where," "whether,” and while."

  31. Complex Sentence Since we wanted to have fun, we went to San Juan yesterday.

  32. Complex Sentence Sincewewantedto have fun, Subordinating Conjunction Part that cannot stand alone Subject Predicate wewentto San Juan yesterday.

  33. COMPLEX SENTENCE:SUBORDINATING CONJUNCTIONS Bob is popular even though he is ugly. Clause 1 Clause 2 Independent Dependent

  34. COMPLEX SENTENCE:SUBORDINATING CONJUNCTIONS Even though Bob is ugly, he is popular. Clause 1 Clause 2 Dependent Independent

  35. How about a little more flocabulary? This time about complex sentences https://www.flocabulary.com/unit/complex-sentences/

  36. Compound-Complex Sentence

  37. Compound-Complex Sentence • This type of sentence has more than one part that can stand alone, and at least one that cannot. • Conjunctions link the different parts of this sentence.

  38. Compound-Complex Sentence Since we wanted to have fun, my boyfriend and I went to San Juan yesterday, and we danced all night.

  39. Compound-Complex Sentence Subordinating Conjunction Sincewewantedto have fun, Part that cannot stand alone my boyfriend and Iwentto San Juan, Subject Predicate Coordinating Conjunction andwedancedall night.

  40. Can you answer these basic questions about sentences and the four basic structures?

  41. What are the two basic elements of any sentence? The subject and predicate

  42. Sentences are made up of what types of clauses? Independent and Subordinate

  43. Which sentence structure contains 2 or more independent clauses? Compound

  44. Which clause must every sentence structure contain? Independent

  45. Which structure contains one independent and one dependent clause? Complex

  46. Which structure contains at least 2 independent clauses and one subordinate clause? Compound-complex

  47. What type of conjunction do I use in a compound sentence? Coordinating Conjunction Or FANBOY

  48. What type of conjunction will be found in a complex sentence? Subordinate Conjunction

  49. What type of conjunction is used in a compound-complex sentence? It should have both!

  50. Name the sentence structureAfter the rain stopped, Lisa went for a long run. Complex

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