1. Independent Clauses and Simple Sentences

11. Independent Clauses (IC)
Definition: A group of words that includes a subject, a predicate, and can stand alone as a complete sentence.
What does Lady Gaga represent?
- independence, not dependent on others to survive, just like an IC can be alone
Lady Gaga is eccentric
She pushes entertainment to new levels
* notice: no periods

12. SIMPLE SENTENCE
Simple Sentence: an independent clause (IC) with a period at the end
IC: More fathers should be this involved in their child’s lives
Simple Sentence: More fathers should be this involved in their child’s lives.
IC: I wonder if Mom knows about this mermaid costume
Simple Sentence: I wonder if Mom knows about this mermaid costume.

13. Simple Sentences
Note: Simple sentences may contain compound subjects, compound predicates, or phrases
Note: A simple sentence has no set length.
The family and I don’t always coexist.
My parents threatened to kick me out of the family after the latest “incident” I had with my sister, a bag of poop, and some chocolate pudding she had for dessert.