1. Four Kinds of Sentences Plus Sentence Structures

2. Simple  One Independent clause  A subject and a predicate (verb)  Ex: Christopher Columbus sailed for Spain.  Independent Clause  Can be on its own just like this lady.

3. Compound  Two independent clauses joined by a conjunction and separated by a comma  Conjunctions: FANBOYS  For, and, nor, but, or, yet, so  Ex: John Cabot reached the east coast of North America, but he never made it back to England.

4. Compound  2 independent clauses can be on their own like these people, but choose to be together. A sentence is joined by a conjunction and a comma. They are joined by their hands.

5. Complex  Independent clause and a dependent clause  Joined together by a “dependent” word such as when, because, even though  Because Portugal found a sea route to Asia, it gained control of trading.  Portugal gained control of trading because it found a sea route to Asia.

6. Complex  A complex sentence is like a parent and a child. The parent is independent, and the child is dependent.

7. Kinds of Sentences  Declarative: a statement.  Imperative: command  Exclamatory: shows emotion!  Interrogative: question?

9. Look at Four Kinds of Sentences Plus Sentence Structures Worksheet  Read the simple sentences.  Circle the subject and underline the verb in each sentence.  Highlight the word or punctuation that helps you figure out the kind of sentence.

10.  Read the compound sentences.  Circle the comma and conjunction.  Underline both independent clauses.  Highlight the word or punctuation that helps you figure out the kind of sentence.

11.  Read the complex sentences.  Underline the independent clause once.  Underline the dependent clause twice.  Circle the dependent word.  Highlight the word or punctuation that helps you figure out the kind of sentence.

12. Identify  Go swimming.  Simple and imperative

13.  When do you want to go to the beach, and where do you want to go?  compound and interrogative

14.  I would love it if you went swimming with me!  If you went swimming with me, I would love it!  Complex and exclamatory

15. Writing  Try to write different kinds of sentences with different sentence structures on your worksheet.  Use summer as your topic.