Transcript Sentence Combining

Sentence Combining
The Simple Sentence
A sentence will…
•Express a complete thought.
•It can stand alone.
•Contains a subject and a predicate.
The SUBJECT tells who or what the sentence is about.
The PREDICATE (VERB) tells about the SUBJECT.
The Simple Sentence
• A simple or BASIC sentence will have a
subject and a verb (subject and predicate).
EXAMPLES
Charles went to the park.
Laura saw a huge bear.
The squirrel ate the food.
Subjects and Predicates
Example ONE
• John drove his truck to the Canadian border.
drove = Predicate
John = Subject
Simple Subject
• The Simple Subject tells WHAT or WHOM
the sentence is about.
Chad, my next door neighbor, went to the store
to buy some apples.
Simple Subject Complete Subject
The Complete Subject tells about the WHOLE subject of
the sentence.
Simple Predicate
• The Simple Predicate tells about the Subject—just
the basics
John ran down the rocky trail.
Complete Predicate
Simple Predicate = ran
I grabbed the bull by the horns.
Complete Predicate
Simple Predicate = grabbed
• Kathy saw a humongous alligator in the
ditch yesterday.
Predicate
Subject
Now YOU write 10 simple sentences. Underline the
Simple Subject and circle the Simple Predicate
REMEMBER
The Basic Sentence
• All a sentence needs to have to be complete is a
SUBJECT and a PREDICATE (verb)…no matter
how big or small it is.
I ran.
She walked.
The bird hopped.
The dog growled.
He yelled.
She cried.
The man sat.
Compound Subject
• A sentence has a compound subject if there
is more than one subject mentioned in the
sentence
Verb
Example: John and Joan went on a day long hike near
Crater Lake.
John, Joan = Compound
Subjects
Now write 5 Compound Subject sentences.
Compound Predicate
• Andy went to the store and bought some
gum.
Compound Predicate
= two verbs
Compound Predicate
Now write 5 Compound Predicate sentences.
The Compound Sentence
• A compound sentence consists of two sentences joined
together by FANBOYS
• (For, And, Nor, But, Or, Yet, So) or a SEMICOLON.
John went to the store.
, and
or
h
He bought some apples.
You Decide!
;
John went to the store, and he bought some apples.
John went to the store; he bought some apples.
Warning
• You have to have two SENTENCES (which
have to have a subject and predicate) in
order to join them with FANBOYS or a
SEMICOLON.
Just What are
FANBOYS?
• Coordinating Conjunctions—they join two
words or sentences together.
For, And, Nor, But, Or, Yet, So
Examples
• Laura wanted to go shopping, but she
decided to stay home instead.
• Doug stayed at home all day long, for he
didn’t like to deal with crowds.
• Andy’s girlfriend was in Austria for six
months, so he was pretty bummed out.
Semicolons
• Semicolons are used to connect sentences
also.
s
She walked home from school. She missed the bus.
;
He drove the car all through the night; he had to get home.
Now write ten Compound Sentences on your
own.
Use 5 different FANBOYS and 5 Semicolons.
Advanced Moves
•I wanted a glass of water from the well, but
I didn’t have a glass; I was so thirsty.
•She walked up to me, but I turned around; I
didn’t want her breathing on me.
•Mr. J was really upset, for he didn’t have
his jelly donut this morning; this was sad.
Three sentences in one!
Sentence Fragment
• Does not make sense.
• Is missing a subject or a predicate.
• Cannot “stand alone.”
No
Walking down by the muddy river.
Subject
Alice, my next door neighbor and best friend.
No Predicate
Laughing at the clown sitting on the camel.
No Subject or Predicate
Independent Clause
• Is another name for a SIMPLE SENTENCE
John walked down the dusty road.
Dependant/Subordinate
Clause
• Is a basically a Sentence Fragment that is
connected to an Independent Clause.
While watching the geese fly overheard, Jamie realized
that he had forgot his gun.
Dependant Clause
Independent Clause
OR
Jamie realized that he had forgot his gun while watching
the geese fly overhead.
Dependant Clause cont.
• Sitting down to a nice cool glass of
lemonade, I was thankful for a break.
• James yelled at her for being late, even
though it wasn’t her fault.
• We played word games after dinner while
the kids played basketball outside.
• The game, which we like best, is called
Sequence.
Complex Sentences
• How to punctuate them.
– Use Commas to ensure that the sentences are
clear.
Even though some people like French fries, I
can’t stand them.
comma
One day, I want to fly a jet in the Air Force.
comma
Complex Sentences
• Now Make 5 Complex Sentences
Do worksheet #14
Run-on Sentences/Comma
Splice
• A RUN-ON SENTENCE connects two sentences together
without using FANBOYS or a SEMICOLON.
• A Comma Splice uses only a comma to separate two
sentences (it is supposed to be a comma FANBOYS)
John walked down to the creek, he was going fishing.
Comma Splice
Andy saw a wild dog it almost attacked him.
Run-on
She is a really nice person, she reminds me of my mother.
Comma Splice
Three Type of
Sentences
• Simple: It was John’s turn at bat.
• Compound: John his the ball, and it flew
over the fence.
• Complex: Because he is such a great
baseball player, we always pick John to be
on our team first.
Three Types of
Sentence Problems
• Fragment: Just the other day.
• Run-on: I like vanilla ice cream my
brother does too.
• Comma Splice: I wish it was my
birthday, I want to get a new mountain bike.
Ways to fix them
• Make sure you have a Subject and a
Predicate.
• Use FANBOYS or SEMICOLONS
• Use commas to set off
dependant/subordinate clauses to clear away
any confusion.
Basic sentence: John went for a walk.
Just one sentence.
Compound sentence (uses a FANBOY and/or a semicolon):
John went for a walk, and he took his dog.
John went for a walk; he took his dog.
Two sentences combined!
Complex sentence (use commas) In the morning light,
John went for a walk, and he took his dog.
Advanced Moves! In the morning light, John went for a
walk, and he took his dog; this was his everyday habit.