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Sentence Structures
Simple, Compound, and Complex
Sentences
Simple Sentence
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It can stand alone as a sentence because it
expresses a complete thought.
It includes at least one subject (S) and a verb
(V).
It may have more than one subject or verb.
It is also called an INDEPENDENT CLAUSE
because it can stand alone as a sentence.
We will use the symbol “I” to represent it.
Simple Sentences
To begin, label the sentence with the
subject(s) and verb(s).
To determine the subject ask yourself, “Who
or what is this sentence about?”
To determine the verb, ask yourself, “What
about the subject or what is it doing?”
Simple Sentences
S
V
SV - John walked the dog around the
block.
S
V
V
SVV - John walked the dog and fed
him dinner.
Simple Sentence Structures
SSV
SSVV
S
S V
John and Liz walked the dog.
S
S V
John and Liz walked the dog and
V
fed him.
Simple Sentence Practice
Label the subjects and verbs to determine
if a sentence is a SV, SSV, SVV, or SSVV.
S
V
A sneeze can travel as fast as 100 miles and
hour.
S
S
V
A cow and horse do not have the same type
of hooves.
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Simple Sentence Practice
S
V
Each second the brain receives and
V
translates 100 million nerve messages from
your body.
Simple Sentences
REMEMBER
Even though there may be
more than one subject or
verb, it is still a simple
sentence.
Simple Sentences
REVIEW
A simple sentence is also known as an
independent clause (I).
A sentence (independent clause) may be made up
of:
SV or
SVV or
SSV or
SSVV
Compound Sentences
We can create a formula to represent compound
sentences.
If I = Independent Clause (simple sentence),
Then:
I,
(conj)
I
Compound Sentences
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Coordinating conjunctions (Conj) may be
remembered by the acronym FANBOYS
For
And
Nor
But
Or
Yet
So
Compound Sentences
2 simple sentences joined by a COMMA and
a FANBOYS word (coordinating
conjunction).
Examples:
S
V
S V
John walked the dog, and Liz fed him later.
S
S
V
S V
John and Liz walked the dog, but Liz fed
him.
Compound Sentences
Label the sentences with the subjects and verbs
and underline the FANBOYS word.
 Don’t forget to add the comma.
S
V
S
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1. Ships in bottles fascinate me but I
V
never understood them.
Compound Sentence Practice
S V
2. The ship fits in the bottle or the
S V
bottle fits around the ship.
S V
3. The ships are in the bottles but the
S
V
bottles have no seams.
Compound Sentence Practice
S
V
S V
4.Once Jack built a ship, and I watched.
S
V
S
5.He carved a hull from soft wood, and I
V
followed his every move.
Compound sentence practice
S
V
6.The masts were thin sticks, and
S
V
the rigging was thread.
S
V
7.Then Jack loosened a string, and
S
V
the rigging toppled forward.
Compound Sentence practice
S
V
8.He gently slid the boat into the bottle,
S V
and I held the string tightly.
S V
9.Then I pulled the string firmly, and
S
V
Jack hooked it into place.