Transcript Compound Sentences

Simple and Compound Sentences
Burge-English
Review
 Phrase has either a subject or a verb
but not both
 Ex:
 Running with scissors
 Jim and Fred
 Inside of the dinosaur’s mouth
Review
 DC has both subject and verb but
can’t stand alone
 Ex:
 If
you go to the store
 While you are eating sushi
 Since you speak Chinese
Review
 IC has a SUBJECT and a VERB and
can stand alone
I
like cake
 I like pie
 The monkey swam across the stream
 Mr. Wilhite rides a Della Santa road bike
The Simple Sentence
 Has only one IC
 Can have many or no phrases
 Has no DCs
 Simple = IC (+ P)
 John rides dirt bikes.
 Whenever possible, the boys sold cookies in front of Wal-Mart
in order to raise money for their trip to Europe.
The Simple Sentence
 Can have compound (2+) subjects
 John and Jackie went to the movies.
 Can have compound (2+) verbs
 John and Jackie went to the movies and ate popcorn.
 Cannot have two different subject/verb groupings
 John went to the movies, and Jackie stayed home.
Practice
 Which of these are simple sentences?
 1. Janice has a German Shepherd and a Golden Retriever.
 2. Janice has two dogs, and she also has a cat.
 3. Janice is a dog trainer and loves to work with dogs.
 4. Janice and Bob own the dog training business together.
Answers
 1. Janice has a German Shepherd and a Golden Retriever.
SIMPLE
 2. Janice has two dogs, and she also has a cat. NOT SIMPLE
 3. Janice is a dog trainer and loves to work with dogs.
SIMPLE
 4. Janice and Bob own the dog training business together.
SIMPLE
The Preposition
 Preposition - A word used to show the relationship of a
noun/pronoun to other words in the sentence
 Common preps: above, according to, across, against, before,
below, beside, in addition to, near, next to, during, of, off,
on, out, over, since, through, to, toward, until, upon, with
The Prepositional Phrase (PP)
 Def: A phrase that begins with a preposition
 PP = Prep + noun
 She drove her car over the sidewalk and through the house.
 Heavy snow fell throughout the day and night.
 When will she give the present to him?
 Is that coffee for me?
Practice: Find the Prep Phrase (PP)
 1. The bird flew into the window and then fell onto the
ground.
 2. You must do your homework before watching TV.
 3. After The Simpsons, she turns off the TV.
 4. I have not watched TV since July.
Answers
 1. into the window
onto the ground.
 2. before watching TV.
 3. After The Simpsons,
 4. since July.
Compound Sentences- Joining ICs
 There are three basic ways to combine sentences:
 IC; IC
 IC,cc IC
 IC;ca, IC
with a semicolon
with a compound conjunction
with a conjunctive adverb
IC;IC
Semicolons REPLACE PERIODS!
The basic purpose of a semicolon is to replace a period.
 Join sentences that are closely related with a semicolon; it’s
easy and efficient!
 Vanilla is good; chocolate is better.
 Use accept when you mean to take something; use except when
you mean to exclude something.
 My dog is ridiculous; he hits his nose on the floor when he
sneezes.
 The kids at AACT are great; I hope to teach there until I
retire.
IC, cc IC
 You should know 7 coordinating conjunctions:
 AND, OR, NOR, FOR,YET, BUT, SO
Join ICs with a comma and a CC.
 I like cake, and I like pie.
 I like pie, but I don’t like cake.
 My dog has no tail, so he shakes his butt when he’s happy.
Practice! Use conjunctions to make at least
two compound sentences with these ICs.
 AACT is a great school.
 Mr. Burge teaches English.
 Mr. Judy teaches math.
 The Engineering Academy will have a rocket building contest
at its next academy meeting.
 Mitchell, Trevor, and Brittany scored very well on their PSAT
tests.
 Many teachers ride their bikes to school.
 There is a new food cart in addition to the school bakery.
Compound Sentences - More
 IC; ca, IC
 Using a conjunctive adverb
 Conjunctive adverbs - adverbs that function as
conjunctions
however, although, even though, therefore, consequently,
furthermore, nevertheless, meanwhile, moreover, instead
Compound sentence w/ Conj Advs
 IC; ca, IC.
 Children watch hours of violent television shows;
consequently, children believe that violence is acceptable.
 She always told me not to run with scissors; although, she
also told me not to eat anything colored orange.
Practice
Join the following ICs with an appropriate conjunctive adverb
 Students should be polite to one another. Students should say
nice things to one another.
 Television is a big part of a typical American’s life. Television
influences American culture.
 William Shakespeare’s plays can be very long. Many
directors choose to edit them for length.