What is the formula for a simple and a compound sentence?

An independent clause…

1)Has a subject and a verb

2)Can stand by itself

3) is a simple sentence.

Independent clause

subject predicate

A noun or a pronoun The verb

Take out a Sheet of Paper…

• Fold the paper hamburger style.

Simple Sentence

1 independent clause

Compound Sentence

1 independent clause

1 independent clause

A simple sentence has independent clause, but a compound sentence has _______________ independent clauses.

(What type of sentence is the one above?) –

12 or more

Compound

Which means…

Architects design buildings.

Simple Sentence Formulas

• SV = subject and verb– Example: Patrick ran.

• SSV = subject, subject, verb– Example: Patrick and Brian ran.

• SVV = subject, verb, verb– Example: Patrick ran and sang.

• SSVV = subject, subject, verb, verb– Example: Patrick and Brian ran and sang.

Creating a Foldable…

• I will give you a piece of paper. The following slides will be the contents for our foldable.

SV

SIMPLE SUBJECT SIMPLE VERB

JIMMY ROBBED THE BANK.

SSV

COMPOUNDSUBJECTS

SIMPLE VERB

JIMMY AND ANNABEL ROBBED THE BANK.

SVV

SIMPLE SUBJECTSCOMPOUND

VERB

JIMMY ROBBED AND RAN FROM THE BANK.

SSVV

COMPOUNDSUBJECTS

COMPOUNDVERB

ANNABEL AND JIMMY ROBBED AND RAN FROM THE BANK.

JIMMY ROBBED AND ANNABEL ROBBED THE BANK.OR

To get a compound sentence…

You simply add two independent clauses!

Independent clause

Independent clauseIndependent clause

Independent clause;

,c

-OR-

• Architects create blueprints, and these blueprints help the contractors to build the buildings.

Compound Sentence Formulas

• I,cI = Independent clause + comma + coordinating conjunction + independent clause– Example: The students finished class, and they

went to lunch.

• I; I = Independent clause + semicolon + independent clause– Example: Whitney loves the Braves; Greg loves

the Yankees.

Coordinating Conjunctions

F – for

A – and

N – nor

B – but

O – or

Y – yet

S – so

What’s the difference?

How are these two sentences different, which is simple, which is compound?

1) Jessica went to the game, but Jaime went home.

- Compound sentence – I,cI- 2 different subjects doing 2 different verbs

2) Jessica and Jaime went to the game. - Simple sentence – SSV- 2 subjects doing the same verb

Compare and Contrast

Simple Sentences Compound Sentences

both

Compare and Contrast

Simple Sentences Compound Sentences

both

• only 1 independent clause

• 2 independent clauses

• at least one independent clause

• have at least 1 subject and 1 verb

• uses semicolon or a comma and conjunction

• NO semicolons or commas

Book Practice

• Take out your Language Network book.

• Complete page 190 (1-5). Write out the entire sentence.

• __________________________________

• Complete page 193 (1-5) Write out the entire sentence.

• Complete page 199 (1-5) Write out the entire sentence.