Sentence Structure

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Sentence Structure

• There will be a Sentence Structure Quiz this
  Friday, November 22nd.

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Sentence Structure

• There are four different sentence structures
• (1) simple, (2) compound, (3) complex, and (4)
  compound-complex.

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Sentence Structure

• Make sure you use the correct abbreviation for
  each type.
• Add the following to the front of your graphic
  organizer.
• simple -- ss
• (2) compound -- cd
• (3) complex -- cx
• (4) compound-complex -- cd-cx

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Simple Sentences

• Simple Sentences have ONE independent clause and
  NO subordinate (or dependent) clauses.
• Remember An independent clause expresses a
  complete thought, so it can stand alone. A
  subordinate clause (also known as a dependent
  clause) cannot, so its dependent on the rest of
  the sentence to make sense.

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Additional Notes

• Simple sentences may have
• compound subjects
• compound verbs
• and sometimes even BOTH
• Simple sentences may also have
• prepositional phrases too

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Simple Sentences

• Examples
• The baby threw his bottle.
• Bradley and Anna-Scott love to swim. (compound
  subject)
• McDaniel still sleeps and eats a lot. (compound
  verb)
• The teacher and the student entered and won the
  contest. (compound subject AND compound verb)
• You are a student on the 7th grade White Team at
  Oak Mountain Middle School. (prepositional
  phrases)

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Simple Sentences

• Now you try!

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Compound Sentences

• A compound sentence has TWO or MORE independent
  clauses but NO subordinate clauses.

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Additional Notes

• The independent clauses are joined by either a
  semicolon () or a comma (,) plus a coordinating
  conjunction.

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Additional Notes

• Coordinating conjunctions can be remembered like
  this
• F A N B O Y S
• O N O U R E O
• R D R T T
• (for and nor but or yet so)

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Compound Sentences

• Examples
• Riverchase led half of the game, but Oak Mountain
  was victorious.
• I wanted to go to the gala, but I did not have a
  date.
• Oak Mountain Middle School has hard-working
  students their teachers expect a lot of them.
• Notice
• There must be an independent clause on either
  side of the semicolon or the comma/conjunction.

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Compound Sentences

• There must be an independent clause on either
  side of the semicolon or the comma/conjunction.
• Riverchase led half of the game , but Oak
  Mountain was victorious .
• I wanted to go to the gala , but I did not
  have a date.
• Oak Mountain Middle School has hard-working
  students their teachers expect a lot of
  them.

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Compound Sentences

• NOW YOU TRY!