Transcript Advanced Sentence Structures

Advanced Sentence
Structures
Complex, Compound, and ComplexCompound Sentences
Review Terms


Subject: Who/ What the Sentence is about
Verb: The action or statement of being in the
sentence



Action
State of being
Clause (group of words with a subject and a
verb)



Independent-strong, stands alone
Dependent-subordinate-weak, needs support
Phrase (group of words that is missing a S, V,
or both)
Simple Sentences
A simple sentence contains only one independent clause, but
it can have more than one subject or verb:
 Compound subject - TWO OR MORE SUBJECTS: The
student and his friend yawned.
 Compound verb - TWO OR MORE VERBS : The student
yawned and fell asleep.
 Compound subject/ verb – The student and his friend yawned
and fell asleep.
-- Even though they may have more than one subject or verb,
these are all still considered simple sentences, because they
contain only ONE INDEPENDENT CLAUSE.

Compound Sentence










A compound sentence has two or more independent clauses that are
usually joined by a semicolon or a coordinating conjunction:
Coordinating Conjunctions – F.A.N.B.O.Y.S!
Coordinating conjunctions are words that help you connect two
independent clauses. An easy way to remember them is to use the
FANBOYS acronym:
F or
A nd
N or
B ut
O r
Y et
S o
Examples of Compound Sentences

COORDINATING CONJUNCTIONS:




Henry got a new job, so he has to move.
I have a lot of homework, but I am not going to have time to study tonight.
The experiment was deemed successful, yet our results were
unsatisfactory.
The students were unhappy with their professor, for he often wasted their
time in class.

Compound sentence without coordinating conjunctions:

While most compound sentences are formed with a coordinating
conjunction, often good writers decide to eliminate the conjunction and
simply add a semicolon:


The ambitious student initiated the research; the teacher was pleased by
her efforts.
The students were unhappy with their professor; he often wasted their time
in class.
Complex Sentence



Complex sentence
A complex sentence has an independent clause
with one or more dependent clauses attached.
Examples:






After I came home, I made dinner.
(dependent clause: "After I came home")
(indpendent clause: I made dinner)
We visited the museum before it closed.
(dependent clause: before it closed.)
(independent clause: We visited the museum)
Compound vs. Complex

COMPOUND sentence: TWO INDEPENDENT
CLAUSES!!


(John was tired, but he finished his homework..)
COMPLEX sentence: ONE INDEPENDENT
CLAUSE + ONE DEPENDENT CLAUSE!!

(Although John was tired, he finished his
homework.)
Compound-Complex Sentences





A complex - compound sentence contains two
independent clauses + at least one dependent
clause
Although John was tired, he finished his
homework; he went to bed at 10pm.
Independent Clause: He finished his homework
Independent Clause: He went to bed at 10pm.
Dependent Clause: Although John was tired
Complex-Compound Sentences




We decided that the movie was too violent, but
our children, who like to watch scary movies,
thought that we were wrong.
independent clause: "We decided that the movie
was too violent"
independent clause: "(but) our children thought
that we were wrong"
dependent clause: who like to watch scary movies