Complex Sentences
What are three required parts for a complex sentence?
What is a dependent clause, and independent clause, and a subordinating conjunction?
What is the second sentence below?
People from different regions of the country have strong opinions about food.
Many southern states claim crinkle-cut fries are the best.
What is a supporting detail?
I need (to, too, two) pencils for class.
What is 'two'?
A compound sentence includes these four components
What are two independent clauses, a comma and a coordinating conjunction?
What are the three parts of an introduction paragraph?
What is hook, topic, thesis?
Identify the subordinating conjunction.
Although it was raining heavily, they decided to go for a walk.
What is "Although"?
What is the second sentence below?
Her favorite books are from the "Shelter Pet Squad" series by Cynthia Lord.
Makayla is an 8-year-old girl who loves to read.
What is a topic sentence?
I need to go over (their, there, they're) with my friends.
What is 'there'?
What are the independent clauses in the sentence below?
I like tea, and John likes coffee.
What are 'I like tea' and 'John likes coffee'?
What abbreviation is used for creating body paragraphs? What does it stand for?
What is ACE? What is answer, cite, explain?
Identify the dependent clause.
Although it was raining heavily, they decided to go for a walk
What is "Although it was raining heavily"?
Expresses a paragraph's main idea
What is a topic sentence?
Did you go (to, two, too) the (to, two, too) movies (to, two, too)?
What is 'to', "two", and "too"?
What is the coordinating conjunction in the sentence below?
I really need to go to work, but I am too sick to drive.
What is 'but'?
Correctly cite this information in a sentence:
The Science Journal of Astronomy reported in 2017 that the Milky Way galaxy will one day collide with the Andromeda galaxy. p.7
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Identify the independent clause.
Although it was raining heavily, they decided to go for a walk
What is "they decided to go for a walk"?
Adds additional information that explains or proves the main idea
What is a supporting detail?
(It's, Its) nice to know that there will be food there.
What is "It's"?
What is missing from the compound sentence below?
Everyone was busy so I went to the movie alone.
What is a comma?
What are the three parts of a conclusion paragraph?
What is "restate, summarize, call to act/reflect"?
On your whiteboard, write an example of a complex sentence.
The students studied for their test even though they were tired.
On your whiteboard, write an example of a topic sentence with one supporting detail.
TS: The automobile was first invented in 1769 by Nicolas Joseph Cugnot in France.
SD: It was a three-wheeled automobile that was quite heavy, had a very slow speed, and worked only with steam.
Write a sentence using all the types of (they're, their, there) correctly.
No one correct answer.
On your whiteboard, write one compound sentence.
Shopping is important to my sister, but my brother prefers playing video games.
Write a thesis statement giving your stance and three reasons for whether school should be optional for students once they turn 16.
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