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Sentence Types

Sentence Types. Reviewing Sentence Structures.

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Sentence Types

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  1. Sentence Types Reviewing Sentence Structures

  2. Jan went shopping and left her credit card at home.(simple = one simple sentence with compound predicate)Jan went shopping, and she left her credit card at home.(compound = two simple sentences)Jan went shopping and discoveredthat she left her credit card at home.(complex = one main clause + one subordinate clause)Jan went shopping, and she discoveredthat she left her credit card at home.(compound-complex = two main clauses + (at least) one subordinate clause )Main clauseSubordinate clause

  3. Step one:Ask yourself if you are looking at one sentenceor two sentencesYou will automatically eliminate two of the four choices.

  4. Step two:If you know you have onlyone sentence … your choices aresimple (no subordinate clause present)or complex (subordinate clause present)Look to see if you have a subordinate clause!

  5. Examples of Simple Sentence • The Baylor Bears and Oklahoma Sooners played an exciting game over the weekend. • Taylor Swift won a top honor at the American Music Awards last night. • The twins wrestled on the floor and jumped off the bunk beds.

  6. Examples of Complex Sentences • When she heard her name announced, Taylor appeared surprised. • After the final seconds elapsed on the game clock, the fans stormed the field. • It will be nice to see family and play games when the Thanksgiving holiday arrives

  7. Step three:If you know you have two sentences … your choices arecompound (no subordinate clause present)orcompound-complex (subordinate clause present)Look to see if you have a subordinate clause!

  8. Punctuating Compound Sentences • Use a comma and coordinating conjunction between the two independent clauses. • Ex. She received a gift, and she wrote a thank you note. • Use a semi-colon to combine the two independent clauses. • Ex. She received a gift; she wrote a thank you note. • Use a semi-colon and a conjunctive adverb followed by a comma to join the independent clauses. • She received a gift; however, she did not write a thank you note.

  9. Punctuating Complex Sentences • If the subordinate clause starts the sentence, you will most of the time use a comma. • Ex. Because she received a gift, she wrote a thank you note. • If the main clause comes first, no punctuation is necessary. • Ex. She wrote a thank you note since she received a gift.

  10. Examples of Compound Sentences • My family are fans of Baylor, and our friends from Dallas are fans of Oklahoma. • Oklahoma played well, but Baylor played better. • It will be nice to have a few days off this week, but it will be nicer to have a longer break in December and January.

  11. Punctuating Compound-Complex Sentences • Remember to follow the same rules for punctuating compound and complex sentences because those rules can be applied to punctuating this type of sentence. • Ex. Because she received a gift, she decided to write a thank you note, and her mother who gave her the gift was grateful that her daughter used such good manners.

  12. Examples of Compound-Complex Sentences • When my niece and nephews went to the football game, they were wearing their team’s spirit gear, but one of my nephews had a hat for one team and a shirt for the other. • Some of my students will travel over the holiday, and they will enjoy time in another place while other students will stay close to home.

  13. No Subordinate Clause Contains a subordinate clause One sentence S CX Two sentences CD CC

  14. Example of Varied Sentence Structures from Literature- TKAM “She was horrible (simple). Her face was the color of a dirty pillowcase, and the corners of her mouth glistened with wet, which inched like a glacier down the deep grooves enclosing her chin (compound-complex). Old-age liver spots dotted her cheeks, and her pale eyes had black pinpoint pupils (compound). Her bottom plate was not in, and her upper lip protruded; from time to time she would draw her nether lip to her upper plate and carry her chin with it (compound). This made the wet move faster (simple). --Scout’s description of Mrs. DuBose, Chapter 11

  15. Practice Sentences Practice identifying the types of sentence structures in the following sentences. • Jonas Salk and Albert Sabin developed the polio vaccine. • We watched the basketball game, and then we went out to eat at our favorite restaurant. • The battery was dead, but the gas tank was full. • The library was empty and quiet. • Until their mother called them home, the children played happily. • Although I didn’t brew it long, the coffee tastes bitter, and I will not drink it. • When the college freshman left home, her parents got her a used car. • After the doctor prescribed the medication, Angela still felt sick for the rest of the day, but she felt better the next morning. • When the art student finished his drawing, he framed it for his parents. • The rescue helicopter plucked the extreme skiers from the mountainside.

  16. Key to Practice Sentences • 1. Simple • 2. Compound • 3. Compound • 4. Simple • 5. Complex • 6. Compound-Complex • 7. Complex • 8. Compound-Complex • 9. Complex • 10. Simple

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