SENTENCE TYPES

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SENTENCE TYPES

• Simple, Compound, Complex Compound-Complex

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Simple Sentences

• Contains a subject and a verb.
• Expresses a single complete thought.
• contains 1 independent clause.
• Usually does not have any punctuation.

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Simple Sentences
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Simple Sentences
Yellow Subject Orange Verb Pink Conjunction
(connector) with punctuation Blue/Green
Subordinator with punctuation

• Bob went to the store.
• Bob and Sue went to the store.
• Bob went to the store and went to the post
  office.
• Some people like to shop in the morning.

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Compound Sentences

• Contains 2 independent clauses and is joined by
  either a coordinating conjunction, conjunctive
  adverb or a semicolon.
• Coordinating conjunctions (FANBOYS for, and,
  nor, but, or, yet, so) can join these two
  independent clauses.
• Conjunctive adverbs (however, therefore, moreover
  ) can join these two independent clauses.
• A semicolon () can join these two independent
  clauses.
• Always has punctuation!!

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Compound Sentences
Yellow Subject Orange Verb Pink Conjunction
(connector) with punctuation Blue/Green
Subordinator with punctuation

• Bob went to the store however, Sue went to the
  post office.
• Bob went to the store he needed eggs.
• We can go to the store, or we can go to the
  movies.
• Bob went to work on Saturday, yet he did not have
  to.

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Complex Sentences

• 1 independent clause joined by one or more
  dependent clauses.
• Contains a subordinating conjunction (if,
  because, while, when, after, that, who).

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Subordinating Conjunctions

• After how Until
• Although if Unless
• As in as much   as if
• in order that When as long as
• At least Whenever as much as
• now that whereas soon
• wherever as though Since
• While because so
• That Before even if
• even though   though

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Complex Sentences
Yellow Subject Orange Verb Pink Conjunction
(connector) with punctuation Blue/Green
Subordinator with punctuation

• When Bob went to the store, he bought groceries.
• Because the store was closed, Bob went home.
• While Bob went to the store, Sue went to the post
  office.
• If Bob goes to work on Saturday, he gets Monday
  off.

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Compound-Complex Sentences

• Has at least 2 independent clauses and 1
  dependent clause.
• Is a compound sentence (2 independent clauses)
  and a complex sentence (uses a subordinating
  conjunction).

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Compound-Complex Sentences
Yellow Subject Orange Verb Pink Conjunction
(connector) with punctuation Blue/Green
Subordinator with punctuation

• When Bob went to the store, he bought groceries,
  and Sue bought hair products.
• Bob went to school, but Sue remained at home
  because she had a sore throat.
• Sue, who likes to shop, went to the store, so she
  could buy a red dress.
• Those clouds promise rain we should hurry before
  we get caught in a flash flood.