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Distinguishing Between Simple and Compound

Simple Sentences Simple sentences contains one independent clause (1 subject & 1 verb) and NO subordinate clauses. It may contain phrases. A good rain will help the farmers. Up for the rebound leaped Reggie.

Simple Sentences Simple Sentences can have compound subjects and verbs The dog and the kitten lay there and napped. The dog ate the steak and drank water after its walk.

Compound Sentences A compound sentence contains two or more independent clauses and NO subordinate clauses. The independent clauses are usually joined by a comma and a coordinating conjunction (FANBOY) They can also be joined by a semicolon or a semicolon + conjunctive adverb + comma (; however,)

Compound Sentences A variety of fruits and vegetables should be included in everyone’s diet, for they supply many important vitamins. No one was injured in the fire, but several homes were destroyed, and many trees burned down.

PRACTICE TIME Identify if the sentence is simple or compound

The Amazon River is located in South America and is one of the longest rivers in the world. Simple

The Amazon begins in Peru, and it flows across Brazil to the Atlantic Ocean. Compound

This river carries more water than any other river and drains about one fifth of the earth’s entire freshwater supply. Simple

The Amazon is actually a network of several rivers, but most people think of these combined rivers as only one river. Compound

These rivers drain the largest rainy area in the world, and during the flood season, the main river often overflows its banks. Compound

In the photo at the left, the Amazon does twist and curve. Simple

Generally, it follows a fairly straight course and flows at an average rate of about one and one-half miles and hour during the dry season. Simple

The Amazon rain forest is only two hundred miles wide along the Atlantic, but it stretches to twelve hundred miles wide at the foot of the Andes Mountains in Peru. Compound

The variety of plant life in the Amazon rain forest is remarkable; in fact, of all rain forests in the world, this area may contain the greatest number of plant species. Compound

Raw materials are shipped directly from ports deep in the rain forest, for oceangoing ships can sail more than two thousand miles up the Amazon. Compound

STOP Time to Assess Your Knowledge Complete Glencoe pg 153/154