Identify Sentences: Simple, Compound, Complex & Compound Complex
Simple, Compound and Complex...
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Simple, Compound and Complex Sentences
Unit 7.2 Puerto Rico Travel Brochure
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Types of Sentences
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Simple Sentence
• A simple sentence is an independent
clause. This means it has a subject and
a predicate.
The cat sat on its chair.
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Compound Sentence
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A sentence that is made up of two or more independent
clauses united by a coordinating conjunction.
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Compound Sentence
Example:
Tom walked through the haunted house, but he wasn’t scared at all.
two independent clauses united by the coordinating conjunction, but
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Let’s Practice Writing Compound Sentences
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Compound SentencesA compound sentence is made up of two or more complete sentencesconnected by a conjunction ( a joining word ) such as and, but, or so.
Tom walked through the haunted house, but he wasn’t scared at all.
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Use the conjunctions and, but, or so.
Example: Jan went to the carnival, but she didn’t stay for long.
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Complex sentences
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Subordinating
conjunction
Fragment(dependent clause)
(subordinate clause)
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Practice using Complex Sentences
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