Transcript Sentences

Sentences
You think you know, but you have no idea!
A Sentence….
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Is a complete thought.
Contains a subject and a verb.
Can stand by itself and still make sense.
Is a complete thought!
Incomplete thoughts are called fragments,
but we’ll get to that in a little while.
Complete Subjects and
Predicates
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The complete subject of a sentence consists of the
subject and any words related to it.
The complete predicate consists of the verb and
any words related to it.
The cat with the blue eyes | is Siamese.
Cat lovers of all ages | collect cats of all kinds.
Images of cats | appeared on many Greek coins in
the fifth century.
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Leopards are members of the family of big
cats.
The leopard's body is specifically designed to
survive cold winters.
Its pale or yellowish-brown coat features
widely spaced dark brown spots.
Its fur changes from a deep reddish yellow in
the summer to a lighter shade in the winter.
Compound Subjects and Verbs
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Just so you know, some sentences have two
or more subjects.
They can also have two or more verbs!
Compound Subjects
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Cats and kittens are popular pets.
Compound verbs
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Kittens sleep, eat, and play.
The Clause
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Independent Clauses
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An independent clause has a subject and a
verb and can stand by itself.
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The ski lift took us up the mountain.
The bell rang.
I tried ski-jumping and snowboarding.
Dependent Clauses
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A dependent clause (or subordinate clause)
has a subject and a verb, but it cannot stand
alone! It is not a complete sentence! It is
only part of a sentence!
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When the bicycle had a flat tire
After she reached the top of the cliff
When I walked into the room
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The singer was terrific
Before she came out on the stage
The guitarist played one solo with his teeth
The audience cheered wildly
As she sang and danced
When I walked into the concert
The weird man
Because she jumped for joy
A SIMPLE SENTENCE
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A simple sentence consists of a single
independent clause.
A simple sentence NEVER has a dependent
clause.
Also, it never has more than one independent
clause
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The rain arrived yesterday.
The dog barked.
Simple Sentences Continued
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Are these sentences still simple?
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Landslides and avalanches are common.
The door squeaked and rattled.
My mother and father said goodbye and left for
vacation.
YES! A simple sentence may have a
compound subject or compound verbs!
Compound Sentence
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A compound sentence consists of two or
more independent clauses.
In MOST compound sentences, the
independent clauses are joined by a comma
and a coordinating conjunction.
They may also be joined by a semicolon.
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Many people love Chris Brown’s music, but
other people prefer his dance moves.
Many people love Chris Brown’s music; other
people prefer his dance moves.
FANBOYS
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You can remember the coordinating
conjunctions by the word FANBOYS.
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For, And, Nor, But, Or, Yet, So
To combine the two independent clauses
insert a comma + FANBOYS.
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I was born in January. I wish that I had been born
in the summer.
I was born in January, but I wish that I had been
born in the summer.
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Many people think pizza is delicious. Other
people think that pizza is nasty.
Britney Spears tried to start a new fad by
shaving her head. People thought she was
psycho.
Miley Cyrus is popular among teenagers.
Adults like to jam out to Miley Cyrus as well.
Answers!
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Many people think that pizza is delicious, but
others think it is nasty.
You should study for the test, for it is possible
that you will fail.
Brittney Spears tried to start a new fad by
shaving her head, so people thought she was
psycho.
Miley Cyrus is popular among teenagers, but
adults like to jam out as well.
Who makes your junction
function?
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http://www.schooltube.com/video/6b265f3478
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Complex Sentence
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A complex sentence contains an independent
clause + one or more dependent clauses.
A dependent clause usually begins with a
subordinating conjunction.
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After he scored the first goal of the game, a player
broke the hockey stick.
Because I sprinted to catch the bus, I dropped my
lunch in a puddle of mud.
Subordinating Conjunctions
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A WHITE BUS
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After, although, as
When, while, where
However
If
Than, though
Even though
Because, before
Until, unless
Since, so that
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Since teenagers love to dance, they enjoy
rock-and-roll music.
When singers perform on stage, people in the
audience sing along with them.
The electric guitars that some musicians play
add exciting sounds to the songs.
Teenage girls in the audience often screamed
while Elvis Presley performed on stage.
Grammar Girl
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If you just have a DEPENDENT clause but no
INDEPENDENT clause, you have a
fragment.
Let’s listen to grammar girl for a review of
FRAGMENTS!
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e-fragments-grammar.aspx
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The boy with shoes
Running in the hall
Because I said so
Run-On Sentence
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A run-on sentence contains two or more
independent clauses that are inappropriately
joined.
The length of the sentence does not
determine whether it is a run-on sentence.
You can have short run-on sentences!
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I love cookies he likes brownies.
He prefers ponies, I like donkeys.
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