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Simple vs. Compound Sentences. What is the formula for a simple and a compound sentence?. An independent clause… Has a subject and a verb Can stand by itself 3) is a simple sentence. Take out a Sheet of Paper…. Fold the paper hamburger style. Which means…. 1.
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Simple vs. Compound Sentences What is the formula for a simple and a compound sentence?
An independent clause… Has a subject and a verb Can stand by itself 3) is a simple sentence.
Take out a Sheet of Paper… • Fold the paper hamburger style.
Which means… 1 A simple sentence has independent clause, but a compound sentence has _______________ independent clauses. (What type of sentence is the one above?) – 2 or more Compound
Simple Architects design buildings.
Simple Sentence Formulas • SV = subject and verb • Example: Patrick ran. • SSV = subject, subject, verb • Example: Patrick and Brian ran. • SVV = subject, verb, verb • Example: Patrick ran and sang. • SSVV = subject, subject, verb, verb • Example: Patrick and Brian ran and sang.
Creating a Foldable… • I will give you a piece of paper. The following slides will be the contents for our foldable.
JIMMY ROBBED AND ANNABEL ROBBED THE BANK. OR ANNABEL AND JIMMY ROBBED AND RAN FROM THE BANK.
To get a compound sentence… You simply add two independent clauses! ,c Independent clause Independent clause -OR- ; Independent clause Independent clause
Compound • Architects create blueprints,and these blueprints help the contractors to build the buildings.
Compound Sentence Formulas • I,cI= Independent clause + comma + coordinating conjunction + independent clause • Example: The students finished class, and they went to lunch. • I; I= Independent clause + semicolon + independent clause • Example: Whitney loves the Braves; Greg loves the Yankees.
F – for A – and N – nor B – but O – or Y – yet S – so Coordinating Conjunctions
What’s the difference? How are these two sentences different, which is simple, which is compound? • Jessica went to the game, but Jaime went home. • Compound sentence – I,cI • 2 different subjects doing 2 different verbs • Jessica and Jaime went to the game. • Simple sentence – SSV • 2 subjects doing the same verb
Visual Representations Compound Simple
Compare and Contrast Compound Sentences Simple Sentences both
Compare and Contrast Compound Sentences Simple Sentences both • at least one independent clause • 2 independent clauses • only 1 independent clause • uses semicolon or a comma and conjunction • NO semicolons or commas • have at least 1 subject and 1 verb
Book Practice • Take out your Language Network book. • Complete page 190 (1-5). Write out the entire sentence. • __________________________________ • Complete page 193 (1-5) Write out the entire sentence. • Complete page 199 (1-5) Write out the entire sentence.