1. Simple Sentences Objectives: Define simple sentence.
Identify simple sentences.
Write simple sentences.

2. Definition
A sentence with a single subject-verb combination.

3. What does that mean?

4. Examples
participial phrase
Hearing the bell ring, Austin ran across the room to the door.
Simple sentences can have many phrases.

5. Examples Taylor and Rachel did their homework and listened to music.
Simple sentences can have compound subjects and/or compound verbs.
D.O.

6. But there can only be 1 subject-verb combination.
SO…

7. More Examples
Proud of himself, Stevie knew the answer and raised his hand.
adj. phrase
D.O.
D.O.
Simple Sentence

8. More Examples
Justin knew the answer, but Stevie raised his hand first.
D.O.
D.O.
adv.
NOT a Simple Sentence

9. More Examples
Justin promised himself that he would answer the next question.
adj.
D.O.
NOT a Simple Sentence

10. Practice
DIRECTIONS Label everything you can in the following sentences and decide if they qualify as simple sentences.

11. Practice
Sitting at her desk, Claudette searched the internet for information about a career.
Although she found information about fishing, she wanted to research farming.
She knew that eventually she would find information about farming.
Instead of looking, she ate dinner with her family.

12. Application
Topic- __________________

13. Application
DIRECTIONS Write two simple sentences about this topic.