1. Simple Compound Complex
Sentences
Simple
Compound
Complex

2. Clauses Independent/Main Clause: Dependent/Subordinate Clause:
Has subject and predicate
Expresses a complete idea
Stands alone as a complete sentence
Dependent/Subordinate Clause:
MUST have a subject and predicate (Write in)
Does not express a complete thought
Cannot stand alone as a complete sentence
Adds detail to the independent clause

3. Simple Sentences Simple sentence = Independent/Main Clause
Expresses a complete thought
Has a subject and predicate
Ex: Esta went to Mary Lin Elementary.

4. Simple Subjects & Complete Subjects
The simple subject tells you who or what is doing the action in the sentence, not including any details about that person or thing.
1 word noun or pronoun
Ex: A short, fat boy with red hair ran down the street crying.
Boy = simple subject
A short, fat boy with red hair = complete subject
*All extra words in complete subject are just describing

5. Simple Predicates & Complete Predicates
The simple predicate tells you what the main action in the sentence is
- the Verb in the sentence
Ex: Anthony flew on a huge, stinky plane over the holidays.
Flew = simple predicate
Flew on a huge, stinky plane over the holidays =
complete predicate
*All other words in the predicate are just adding details

6. Compound Subjects
Sometimes a simple sentence has more than one subject that shares one predicate.
Ex: Max and his family drove to Florida.
Max and his family = compound subject
*2 or more separate people but doing the same action
*The subjects are joined by a conjunction, but you cannot separate the sentence into two sentences.
Ex: Chase and Drew giggled all day long.

7. Compound Predicates
Sometimes a simple sentence has one subject doing two or more actions.
Ex: Quinn likes to read and loves football.
Quinn is one subject
This sentence give 2 verbs telling what he is doing: likes, loves
*The two actions are joined by a conjunction, but you cannot separate the sentence into two sentences.
Ex: Danny walked through the park and went home.

8. Fragments & Run-ons
A sentence fragment is a group of words that does not express a complete thought and cannot stand alone as a sentence.
Ex: run fast
A run-on is a group of words that forms more than one complete sentence and is incorrectly joined together.
Grace is a performer Kaylin is a performer, too.

9. Practice: Johnny burned his hand. A terrible accident.
He went to the hospital and got some medicine.
Phoebe and Hannah went to a crazy party!
They ran into their enemy there.
She threw a drink on them and ran away!
Jermaine and Christina laughed when they heard the story.

10. Compound Sentences
A compound sentence is a sentence that is made up of 2 or more simple sentences
The simple sentences are joined by a comma AND conjunction OR a semi-colon (;)
MUST have another subject after the comma/conj
HINT: To see if it is a compound sentence, cover the conjunction and make sure you have a complete sentence on each side!!!
Ex: Nat boarded the ship, and the crowd waved.

11. What is compound in each sentence?
Antonio and his family value a good education.
Simon read about the military, and he did his homework.
Seth played football and took a nap.
Austin and Zion worked on their project.
Sara studied for her test, and Grace watched t.v.
LaTaeya read a book and went outside.

12. Complex Sentences
A complex sentence is made up of an independent clause and at least one dependent clause
The dependent clause can come before or after the independent clause. If it comes before, put a comma after it.
Ex: After they finished studying, Genevieve and Kendall went to the movies.
Ex: Genevieve and Kendall went to the movies after they finished studying.

13. Compound-Complex Sentences
A compound-complex sentence is made up of at least one dependent clause and two or more independent clauses.
Ex: Even though he prefers to eat with a fork, he uses chopsticks at a Chinese restaurant, but it is hard for him.

14. More Compound-Complex…
Ex: Whenever I go to the movies, I eat popcorn, but it gets stuck in my teeth!
Ex: If I get straight A’s, my mom will buy me a cell phone, so I have to study really hard.
Ex: I love to go to parties, so I always ask my mom whenever I am invited to one.