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Declarative and Compound Sentences

Declarative and Compound Sentences. Tom Coen Clayton Terry Munoz P3 10/19/09. Compound Sentences. A sentence with at least two independent clauses (a clause contains a subject and a verb). Examples. "I used to be snow white, but I drifted.”-Mae West. Verb. Verb. Subject. Subject.

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Declarative and Compound Sentences

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  1. Declarative and Compound Sentences Tom Coen Clayton Terry Munoz P3 10/19/09

  2. Compound Sentences • A sentence with at least two independent clauses • (a clause contains a subject and a verb)

  3. Examples "I used to be snow white, but I drifted.”-Mae West Verb Verb Subject Subject

  4. Examples Subject "Any jackass can kick down a barn, but it takes a good carpenter to build one.“ -Lyndon B. Johnson Verb Verb Subject

  5. Non-Example Subject "Never forget me, because if I thought you would, I'd never leave." -(A. A. Milne) Verb Dependant Verb Dependant Subject

  6. Declarative Sentence • In grammar, the kind of sentence that makes a statement or declares something. Declarative sentences are the most common in the English language that state facts and always end with a period. Any sentence that contains a command, question, or proclaimation is not a declarative sentence. Declarative sentences come any many different forms such as, simple, compound, or complex. They may also be long and drawn out, including prepositions, objects of prepositions, direct objects, and indirect objects.

  7. Example • I celebrated Thanksgiving in an old-fashioned way. • I invited everyone in my neighborhood to my house, we had an enormous feast, and then I killed them and took their land

  8. Non-Example • Did father go to the store today? • Get out of my house! • Give me your pants.

  9. AP Essay Prompt Effectively generate an essay analyzing the passage, utilizing literary devices such as declarative sentences and compound sentences.

  10. References • grammar.about.com • Jon Stewart • Mae West • Lyndon B. Johnson

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