Thursday Review:

What are the three sentence structures covered so far this

week?

Sentence Constructions:

• Simple Sentence• Compound

Sentence• Complex Sentence

What are the key parts of each

structure?

and now for number four…

The Compound-Complex Sentence

A compound-complex sentence contains two or more independent clauses and at least one dependent (subordinate) clause.

Turn to an elbow partner. Based on the definition try to construct a compound-complex sentence.

Example:

While Ted watched, he sprang, and blood

flew.

dependent clauseindependent clauseindependent clause

How did you do?

More sentence examples:

While I wait for my water to purify, I strip down to my underclothes, and I wade into the mild current.

Rue stuffs another handful of leaves in her mouth, and soon I am laughing because the relief is so sweet.

When I set out my gear, I put my sunglasses on the blanket, and Rue gasps a little.

Pair up with an elbow partner:

1. Think of a theme or event as inspiration for your writing.

2. Create one simple sentence that is one independent clause with a subject and verb.

3. Now create a second independent clause and connect it to the first with a coordinating conjunction.

4. Finally add a dependent (subordinate) clause connected with a subordinating conjunction.

• Share sentences.

• Identify dependent and independent clauses.

• Identify coordinating and subordinating conjunctions.

Finally copy and label the following compound-complex sentence.

Then the apples spill to the ground, and I am blown backward into the air as the ground shakes with explosions.

Then the apples spill adv. adj. n. v.

to the ground, prep. adj. n.

and I am blown backward conj. pron. v. v.

adv.

into the air prep. adj. n.

as the ground shakes conj. adj. n. v.

with explosions. prep. n.

Which is the coordinating conjunction?Which is the subordinating conjunction?

Review: Create and fill in the following chart.

Name Construction Example Punctuation

Simple Sentence

one independent clause

 Ted watched. Appropriate end

punctuation.

Compound Sentence

     

Complex Sentence

     

Compound-Complex Sentence

     

And…

Name Construction Example Punctuation

Simple Sentence

one independent clause

 Ted watched. Appropriate end

punctuation.

Compound Sentence

two independent clauses 

Ted watched, and he sprang. Ted watched; he

sprang.

Connected with a comma and coordinative

conjunction or a semicolon. 

Complex Sentence

one or more independent

clauses, and a dependent

clause. 

 While Ted watched, he

sprang.

Comma sets off only an

introductory clause. 

Compound-Complex Sentence

two or more independent

clauses plus a dependent

clause  

While Ted watched, he sprang, and blood flew.  

Comma for introductory

clause and for compound

construction.

How did you do?

Any questions about the four sentence constructions?

simple sentence compound sentence complex sentence compound-complex

sentence