Learning Objective: combine sentences to make simple sentences

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• Learning Objective combine sentences to make
  simple sentences

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What are we doing today?

• Combine sentences to make a simple sentence

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Simple Sentence has a subject and a predicate
that tells a complete thought.

• Subject The who or the what of the sentence.
• Predicate What happened or the action in the
  sentence.
• Example
• Mary bought a little lamb.
• Subject Mary
• Predicate bought a little lamb

What is the subject of a sentence?
What is the predicate of sentence?
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Discuss with your partner which part of the
sentence is in the predicate?
I whispered the answer to my partner. Discuss
with your partner which part of the sentence is
the subject.
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Different Types of Simple Sentences

• Compound two things put together
• Example a compound word is bookcase
• (book case)
• Share with your partner a different compound
  word.
• Compound Subject Mary and Steve are playing.
  Tell you partner what the two subjects are.
• Compound Predicate Joey likes to play kickball
  and softball. Tell your partner what the two
  predicates are.

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Simple Sentence has a subject and a predicate.

• Example
• Simple Sentences
• I am going to the movie tomorrow.  
• I am going to the movies and the park tomorrow.
• Non-Example
• going to the movies and the park tomorrow

Sentence fragment
Why is this not a sentence?
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The Importance of combining sentences to make a
simple sentence

• Helps to improve our writing because we know how
  to write different types of sentences

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Steps for combining sentences to make simple
sentences

• Read the sentence
• Identify the predicates in each sentence
• Combine the sentences using and, or, or but.

• The ice cream has big, red cherries with
  sprinkles on top.
• It also has large chocolate chips.

The ice cream has big, red cherries with
sprinkles on top and large chocolate chips.
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Steps for combining sentences to make simple
sentences

• Read the sentences
• Identify the predicates in each sentences
• Combine sentences using and, or, or but

• My doll has long, brown hair with pink bows.
• 2. It also has a pink, frilly dress.

My doll has long, brown hair with pink bows and a
pink, frilly dress.
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Steps for combining sentences to make simple
sentences

• Read the sentences
• Identify the predicates in each sentences
• Combine sentences using and, or, or but

• The popsicle melted in my hand.
• 2. The popsicle made a mess.

The popsicle melted in my hand and made a mess.
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Steps for combining sentences with adverbs

• Read the sentences
• Identify the predicates in each sentences
• Combine sentences using and, or, or but

• My mom loves chocolate ice cream
• My mom hates vanilla ice cream

My mom loves chocolate ice cream but hates
vanilla ice cream.
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Closing

• What did we learn how to do today?
• Why is it important learn?
• 1. My dad watched the Lakers game.
• 2. My dad ate salty popcorn.

My dad watched the Lakers game and ate salty
popcorn.