Simple Sentences
Compound Sentences
Complex Sentences
PENS
Definitions
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What is a simple sentence?
A simple sentence is a sentence with one independent clause.
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What is a compound sentence?
A compound sentence is a sentence with two independent clauses.
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What is a complex sentence?
A complex sentence is a sentence with one independent clause and one dependent clause.
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What are the steps of PENS?
Pick a Formula
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What is the subject of a sentence?
The subject is who or what the sentence is about?
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What are the four formulas for simple sentences?
SV, SSV, SVV, SSVV
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What are the two compound sentence formulas.
I,cI I;I
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What are the two complex sentence formulas?
ID and D,I
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What does "Note the Words" mean?
Note the words means to write the sentence down.
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What is a verb?
A verb is an action or state of being word.
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What is the formula? Roger sailed around the bay and dropped anchor.
SVV
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What are the FANBOYS?
For, and, nor, but, or, yet, so
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Is this a complex sentence? Carlo wanted to go on the roller coaster, but he was too short.
No it is a compound sentence.
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What choices to we have for formulas to pick from?
SV, SVV, SSV, SSVV, I,cI, I;I, ID, D,I
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What is a coordinating conjunction?
A coordinating conjunction is a word that connects two independent clauses.
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Is this a simple sentence: I won't be able to race unless I train everyday.
No it is complex
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What is an independent clause?
An independent clause is a complete thought with a subject and a verb that can stand alone.
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How are a compound sentence and a complex sentence different?
A compound sentence has two independent clauses and a complex sentence has one independent clause and one dependent clause.
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What steps do we use to "Search and Check"?
Mark out imposters Ask is there a verb Root out the subject Key into the beginning, middle, and end
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Give two examples of an infinitive?
to run to play to fly to swim to look etc.
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What are the 5 requirements of a complete sentence?
Capital Letter Subject Verb Endmark Makes Sense
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Is this a compound sentence? (no punctuation) Mr. Farina walked down the hall everyone was scared.
Yes ( It is an I;I sentence)
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List 5 subordinating conjunctions:
because if before after when unless until as soon as even though so that etc.
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What are the two imposters?
Infinitives and Prepositional Phrases
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What is a dependent clause?
A dependent clause is a group of words with a subject and a verb that cannot stand alone.
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