2. 4 sentence patterns 1. Simple sentence 2. Compound sentence 3. Complex sentence 4. Compound-complex sentence

3. 1. Simple sentence At least one set of subject + verb Example: Children play. Maria and Jose take classes at BC. take classes at BC. Maria goes to school and work at a store. Maria Maria and Jose goes to school and works at a store.

4. 2. Compound sentence Compound = double (2) Independent clause +,FANBOYS (coordinating conjunctions)+ ind. clause. Independent clause looks like a sentence by itself, but it chooses to be a part of a sentence. Examples: His car didn’t have enough gas Miguel drove to Los Angeles., but

5. Are you a fan of FANBOYS? “for” indicates reasons. “and” indicates additional or subsequent idea. “nor” indicates additional idea in a negative sense. “but” indicates contradiction. “or” indicates alternative choice. “yet” indicates a strong contradiction. “so” indicates a result of an action. Place a comma (,) before the FANBOYS.

6. Compound sentence Put two sentences together with FANBOYS. This means making two sentences into one sentence. 1. Victor wanted to buy Liz flowers. Victor spent all the money he had. a. Victor wanted to buy Liz flowers, so he spent all the money he had. b. Victor spent all the money, for he wanted to buy Liz flowers. (= V. spent all the money because he wanted to buy Liz flowers.) simple compound

7. 3. Complex sentence subordinating conjunction+ dependent (baby) clause, independent (parent) clause Baby clause =(Diaper word + clause), + parent clause or Parent clause + baby clause=(diaper word + clause) Examples: Because he was starving, Beni ate 10 tacos. Beni ate 15 tacos because he was still hungry. (Change this to a compound sentence.) Beni ate 15 tacos, for he was still hungry.

8. Common diaper words (subordinating conjunctions) Common subordinating conjunctions (diaper words) 1. when, before, after, since (time) 2. because, as, since (reason) 3. If, unless (condition) 4. although, even though, though (unexpected result) 5. who, where, which, that (relative pronoun)

9. What’s wrong? 1. If Martha leaves now. She won’t be late for the class. If Martha leaves now, she won’t be late for the class. 2. Pete brush his teeth he eat breakfast. [Before/After] Pete brushes his teeth, he eats breakfast. 3. Lucia stayed up all night, she is sleepy today. [Because / As / Since] Lucia stayed up all night last night, she is sleepy today.

10. Exercise 1. Rewrite the sentences on the previous slide starting with a parent clause. 2. Are they compound or complex sentences? a. Jorge was really mad, so he punched a hole in the wall. b. Since the book was in Spanish, Yuri couldn’t understand it. c. After Ellen cooked dinner, she watched TV. d. Diana tried to keep her self awake, but she felt asleep in class.

11. Exercise 3. Change complex sentences on the previous slide to compound sentences, or compound to complex.

12. Compound-complex sentence Compound complex sentences have 3 sets of __________ and __________. Compound complex sentences have ____________ and a __________________________(diaper word).

13. Compound-complex sentence Which ones are compound complex sentences? (Look for,FANBOYS and diaper words.) 1. When Sam went to the party, he met Lucia. 2. Lucia thought Sam was cute, so she walked over to him and talked to him. 3. Lucia and Sam exchanged the phone numbers, but she thought he wouldn’t call her because he had a girlfriend. 4. To Lucia’s surprise, Sam text her the next day and asked her out.