1. What the heck are loose sentences??? Color me clueless…

2. Loose Sentence! A type of sentence in which the main idea (independent clause) comes first, followed by ONE OR MORE dependent grammatical units such as phrases or clauses Quite frankly that’s not that clear, I could use an example…

3. A few examples at Calvin’s request! Just remember: Independent clause + 1 or more dependent

4. Jace went to the meet to run the 800. Example of an independent clause

5. Jace went to the meet to run the 800, beat Bryce, Sentence with 1 more phrase

6. Jace went to the meet to run the 800, beat Bryce, and advanced to state. Sentence with two more phrases He sure showed that guy!

7. Jace went to the meet to run the 800, beat Bryce, and advanced to state. Three parts: one independent clause, and two more phrases

8. Bryce picked up a garbage can, Main clause, can stand on its own. Please note that in loose sentences the main clause will always come first.

9. Bryce picked up a garbage can, lifted it over his head, Main cause + An additional action

10. Bryce picked up a garbage can, lifted it over his head, and threw it in a fit of anger. True story!

11. Make your own loose sentence! Using what you’ve learned create any description about the characters above

12. True or false! A loose sentence must contain a stand alone clause and TWO OR MORE other clauses. WARNING: this is a bit of a trick question

13. Fill in the blank! An independent clause can _____ on its own

14. Fill in the blank! An independent clause can _stand___ on its own

15. True or False! In loose sentences the independent clause must always go first