Simple, Compound, and Complex Sentences

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Simple, Compound, and Complex Sentences

• SPI 0501.1.5 Identify sentences with correct use
  of commas (i.e., series, dates, addresses,
  friendly letters, compound sentences,
  coordinating conjunctions, and introductory
  words) and of colons within context.
• SPI 0501.1.8 Identify within context a variety of
  appropriate sentence-combining techniques (i.e.,
  comma coordinating conjunction, use of
  semicolon, introductory phrases and/or clauses).

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Simple Sentence

• A simple sentence is a complete thought. It has
  a subject and a predicate.
• Example Satchel Paige was a great athlete.

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Independent and Dependent Clauses

• A related group of words with a subject and a
  predicate is called a clause.
• A clause that makes sense by itself is an
  independent clause (think of this as your
  parents).
• A clause that does not make sense by itself is a
  dependent clause (think of this as yourself).

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Compound Sentence

• A compound sentence contains two simple sentences
  joined by a comma and a coordinating conjunction
  (FANBOYS).
• Example Fans waited many hours to see him, but
  Satch never let them down.

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Complex Sentence

• A complex sentence contains an independent
  clause, which can stand alone, and a dependent
  clause, which cannot stand alone. The clauses
  are joined by adding a subordinating conjunction
  ( if, when, so, because, while, until, after,
  since) to the dependent clause.
• Remember to put a comma after the dependent
  clause if it begins the sentence.

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Examples of Complex Sentences

• Dependent clause can not stand alone
• Independent clause can stand alone
• Even though it was a long trip, they came to the
  islands in canoes.
• Remember to put a comma after the dependent
  clause if it begins the sentence.
• They came to the islands in canoes even though it
  was a long trip.
• Do NOT put a comma if the independent
  clause begins the sentence.
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Works Cited

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