Transcript KINDS OF SENTENCES

KINDS OF SENTENCES
English 7CP
Mr. Snow
THE SIMPLE SENTENCE
• A. A simple sentence contains
exactly one independent clause.
– A good rain will help the farmers.
– Up for the rebound leaped Reggie.
– Please put it down on the table near the
corner. [You = subject]
THE SIMPLE SENTENCE
• A simple sentence may have a
compound subject, compound verb,
or both.
– Chalupas and fajitas are two popular
Mexican dishes.
– Kelly read the book and reported on it.
– The dog and the kitten lay there and
napped.
Touch me and
die, jerkwad.
Just wait
till he’s
asleep…
THE COMPOUND SENTENCE
• B. A compound sentence contains
two or more independent clauses.
• These clauses are joined by a comma
and conjunction or a semicolon.
– Melvina wrote about her mother’s aunt.
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– Leroy wrote about his cousin from Jamaica.
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– Melvina wrote about her mother’s aunt, and
Leroy wrote about his cousin from Jamaica.
THE COMPOUND SENTENCE
• Since a compound sentence has two
or more independent clauses, it must
have two or more separate subjects
and two or more separate verbs.
– A variety of fruits and vegetables should be
a part of everyone’s diet; they supply many
important vitamins.
– Kathryn’s scene is in the last act of the
play, so she waits in the wings for her cue.
– No one was injured in the fire, but several
homes were destroyed, and many trees
burned down.
THE COMPOUND SENTENCE
• Here’s how to know for sure if it’s a
compound sentence: remove the
conjunction(s) or semicolon(s), and
what remains should be multiple
complete sentences.
– Charlie Patton was a blues musician; he
founded the Delta Blues, but he died poor
and unrecognized.
• Charlie Patton was a blues musician.
• He founded the Delta Blues.
• He died poor and unrecognized.
SIMPLE OR COMPOUND?
• Remember, compound sentences
have two or more SEPARATE subjects
and two or more SEPARATE verbs.
• SIMPLE SENTENCE:
– Kim and Maureen read each other’s short
stories and made many suggestions.
– We visited the museum and studied the art.
• COMPOUND SENTENCE:
– Kim and Maureen read each other’s short
stories, and they made many suggestions.
– We visited the museum, and we studied the
art.
THE COMPOUND SENTENCE
– Charlie Patton founded the Delta Blues but
died poor and unrecognized.
• Charlie Patton founded the Delta Blues.
• Died poor and unrecognized.
– This is just a simple sentence with a
compound verb.
THE COMPLEX SENTENCE
• C. The complex sentence contains
exactly one independent clause and
at least one subordinate clause.
– Remember that an independent clause
can stand by itself, and a subordinate
clause cannot.
– All clauses, however, have a subject and
a verb.
THE COMPLEX SENTENCE
– The boy who left is my cousin.
• The boy is my cousin = independent
• who left = subordinate
– When I hear classical music, I think of Aunt
Sofia.
– One interesting annual event that is held in
the Southwest is the Inter-Tribal Ceremonial,
which involves many different American
Indian peoples.
• Notice that if you took out the
subordinate clause(s), you’d still have a
complete sentence.
THE COMPOUND-COMPLEX SENTENCE
• D. The compound-complex sentence
contains two or more independent
clauses and at least one subordinate
clause.
– She wasn’t happy to be there, but Clarissa
was pulled onto the floor for a dance that
was starting.
– Whenever we go on vacation, our
neighbors mow our lawn, and they collect
our mail.
– Since you’re not here, I invited over my
friend Joey, who lives down the street, and
we’re going to have a party.
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