Simple Sentences
Find the subject and predicate.
I have a dog.
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Subject=I
Predicate= have
Find the subjects and predicates :
I play soccer, and I also play hockey.
Subject: I
Predicate: soccer and hockey
Create a complex sentence.
Ex. When she was younger, she believed in fairy tales.
Create a compound-complex sentence.
Ex. While Riley did his homework, he listened to music, and he ate chips.
What is the direct object in a sentence?
The person or thing that receives the action of the verb.
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What connects an independent clause and a dependent clause?
Create a compound-complex sentence with the subject of music.
Since Feng plays piano, he practices every single day, and he always practices his scales.
What is an indirect object?
Who or what the direct object is for. (For whom or what the action is done)
Why is this not a simple sentence? I have a dog, and I walk her every day.
It has two independent clauses.
Why is this not a complex sentence?
I went to Africa and ate food.
The sentence contains one independent clause and a compound predicate. There are no dependent clauses.
Why is this not compound-complex sentence? Riley went to the pet store, and he bought a fish.
The sentence is missing a dependent clause.
True or False: An independent clause always has a direct object.
False
Identify the independent clause. Riley loves to eat chicken wings.
The independent clause is "Riley loves to eat chicken wings."
Identify the independent clauses. Feng walked to school, and he ate an apple.
"Feng walked to school" and "he ate an apple" are the independent clauses.
Identify the independent and dependent clauses. When Riley has enough money, he will invest in a nacho company.
dependent: When Riley has enough money
Identify the independent and dependent clauses PLUS the conjunctions.
After Riley got home from school, he turned on Sports Centre, and he made some nachos.
"After Riley got home from school" is the dependent clause. "he turned on Sports Centre" and "he made some nachos" are the independent clauses.
True or False: The direct object can also be the subject of the sentence?
False
Give a definition of a complex sentence and give an example.
A sentence that contains an independent clause and a dependent clause.
Give the definition of a compound-complex sentence and give an example.
A sentence that contains two or more independent clauses and one or more dependent clauses.
Find the direct and indirect objects in this compound sentence:
I gave Maya the permission slip, and she handed her brother the signed form.
Direct: permission slip and signed form
Indirect: Maya and her brother