1. Go to the Writing Conventions Section in your ELAR notebook!!

2. Warm Up—9/10 You will ONLY have 2 minutes to complete, and we will briefly discuss when the buzzer sounds. __________________________________________ Simple or Compound? 1. Prepositional phrases begin with a preposition and ends with a noun or a pronoun. 2. Humans make mistakes everyday, but there are very few that will openly admit. 3. Mrs. Chambers graduated from Jarvis Christian College; however, she wanted to attend the University of Houston. 4. Marcus and his siblings enjoy swimming and hiking in the summer time.

3. WARM UP Review!!!

4. Warm Up—9/10 Simple or Compound? _______________________________________ 1. Prepositional phrases begin with a preposition and ends with a noun or a pronoun. (simple) 2. Humans make mistakes everyday, but there are very few that will openly admit. (compound) 3. Mrs. Chambers graduated from Jarvis Christian College; however, she wanted to attend the University of Houston. (compound) 4. Marcus and his siblings enjoy swimming and hiking in the summer time. (simple)

5. Simple Sentences  Contains ONE independent clause that has:  A subject —who or what the sentence is about  A predicate —what the subject(s) do; the verb…or action of the sentence  Simple sentences express ONE complete thought! There are 4 Types of Simple Sentences

6. (1) Singular Subject + Singular Verb= **VERY Basic** EX: Smog paints the sky gray. (2) Compound Subject + Singular Verb= Simple EX: Jonah and Regina will present tomorrow. (3) Singular Subject + Compound Verb= Simple EX: Allen takes great notes but refuses to share them. (4) Compound Subject + Compound Verb= Simple EX: Both Tasha and Kristine cooked and served dinner.

7. Simple Sentence Check Point:  Expresses ONE complete thought/idea.  The subject of a sentence will always be a noun or pronoun.  Ask yourself who or what is the sentence about!  The action that the subject performs/receives is a verb.  Ask yourself what the subject is doing in the sentence!  Compound means more than one.

8. GOT QUESTIONS????

9. 30 second finger stretch!!!

10. Compound Sentences  Contains at least TWO independent clauses properly combined.  There are 4 Ways to create compound sentences!

11. (A) Independent Clause, coordinating conjunction Independent Clause  Combines independent clauses using a comma followed by a coordinating conjunction! EX: Smog paints the sky gray, yet the sun brightly smiles. ________________________________________________________ (B) Independent Clause (;) Independent Clause  Combines independent clauses using a semicolon ONLY! EX: Smog paints the sky gray ; the sun brightly smiles.

12. (C) Independent Clause ; conjunctive adverb, Independent Clause  Combines independent clauses using a semicolon followed by a conjunctive adverb (which conveys a relationship between the independent clauses) and a comma. EX: Smog paints the sky gray ; however, the sun manages to smile. ________________________________________________________ **(D) Independent Clause (:) Independent Clause  Combines independent clauses using a colon ONLY! EX: Michael Jordan is a great basketball player : he once scored 81 points in a single game.

13. Compound Sentence Check Point:  AGAIN, the word compound means more than one.  Combines at least TWO complete thoughts/ideas in to one complete sentence.  Ensure that you have a minimum of two complete sentences before labeling a sentence compound.  The proper punctuation of compound sentences is crucial. Not properly combining will cause you to have a run-on sentence  !

14. GOT QUESTIONS????