Simple Sentences
What are the 4 requirements of a complete sentence?
What is capital letter, punctuation, subject, verb/predicate
What is a dependent clause?
What is a phrase that cannot stand alone as a sentence
Is this a simple, compound or complex sentence? Hint: label S and V first!
Last year I started to junior high, but I still hated school.
compound
What is a compound subject
What is more than one subject
What is an independent clause?
What is A phrase that can stand alone as a sentence
a phrase with at least one subject and one predicate
What should come after the comma in a complex sentence?
An independent clause
Is this a simple, compound or complex sentence? Hint: identify subjects and verbs first
The girl in the back row, the boy in front, and the boy sitting next to the door are all reading novels, highlighting and taking notes.
simple sentence
What is the definition of a simple sentence?
A sentence with one complete subject and one complete predicate
What connects the two independent clauses in a compound sentence?
coordinating conjunction
Is this a simple, compound or complex sentence? Hint: identify subjects and verbs first
I had detention after school because my sister was late.
complex
What are the subjects and verbs in this sentence: Ms. Thiesfeld is fed up with nobody knowing how to spell her last name!
Subject: Ms. Thiesfeld
Verbs: fed up
What are the parts of a compound sentence?
sub. + pred. + coordinating conjunction + sub. + pred.
What are the two ways a complex sentence can be written?
Hint: Either provide an example of both, or write the formula for both
What is subordinating conjunction + dependent clause, independent clause OR independent clause + subordinating conjunction + dependent clause
Is this a simple, compound or complex sentence? Hint: identify subjects and verbs first
Shania went to Burger King and Levi ate at McDonalds.
What is compound
Write a simple sentence that has a compound subject and a compound predicate.
answer will vary
Write a compound sentence that follows the formula: simple subject simple predicate coordinating conjunction compound subject compound predicate
vary
Write a complex sentence using the suboordinating conjunction 'while'
vary
Is this a simple, compound or complex sentence? Hint: identify subjects and verbs first
I had to practice the piano since I didn't the whole week.
What is complex ID