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Simple vs. Compound Sentences. What is the formula for a simple and a compound sentence?. An independent clause… Has a subject and a verb Can stand by itself 3) is a simple sentence. Take Notes…. Write the notes in your notebook. Which means… - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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What is the formula for a simple and a compound sentence?
An independent clause…1)Has a subject and a verb2)Can stand by itself 3) is a simple sentence.
Independent clause
subject predicate
A noun or a pronoun The verb
Take Notes…• Write the notes in your notebook
Simple Sentence
1 independent clause
Compound Sentence
1 independent clause
1 independent clause
Which means…
A simple sentence has 1 independent clause, but a compound sentence has 2 or more independent clauses.
(What type of sentence is the one above?) – compound
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.
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 ContrastSimple Sentences Compound Sentences
both
Compare and ContrastSimple 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 (1-10). Write out the entire sentence.
• Complete page 191 (1-10) Write out the entire sentence.