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Simple
Compound
Complex
Clauses
Independent/Main Clause:
Has subject and predicate
Expresses a complete idea
Stands alone as a complete sentence
Dependent/Subordinate Clause:
Does not express a complete thought
Cannot stand alone as a complete sentence
Adds detail to the independent clause
Simple Sentences
Simple sentence = Independent/Main Clause
Expresses a complete thought
Has a subject and predicate
Ex: Esta went to Mary Lin Elementary.
Compound Subjects
Sometimes a simple sentence has more than
one subject that shares one predicate.
Ex: Max and his family drove to Florida.
Max and his family = compound subject
*2 or more separate people but doing the same
action
*The subjects are joined by a conjunction, but you
cannot separate the sentence into two
sentences.
Compound Predicates
Sometimes a simple sentence has one
subject doing two or more actions.
Ex: Quinn likes to read and loves football.
Quinn is one subject
This sentence give 2 verbs telling what he is
doing: likes, loves
*The two actions are joined by a conjunction, but
you cannot separate the sentence into two
sentences.
Practice:
Johnny burned his hand.
A terrible accident.
He went to the hospital and got some
medicine.
Phoebe and Hannah went to a crazy party!
They ran into their enemy there.
She threw a drink on them and ran away!
Jermaine and Christina laughed when they
heard the story.
Compound Sentences
A compound sentence is a sentence that is
made up of 2 or more simple sentences
The simple sentences are joined by a comma
AND conjunction OR a semi-colon (;)
HINT: To see if it is a compound sentence, cover
the conjunction and make sure you have a
complete sentence on each side!!!
Complex Sentences
A complex sentence is made up of an
independent clause and at least one
dependent clause
The dependent clause can come before or after
the independent clause. If it comes before, put a
comma after it.
Compound-Complex Sentences
A compound-complex sentence is made
up of at least one dependent clause and
two or more independent clauses.
Ex: Even though he prefers to eat with a
fork, he uses chopsticks at a Chinese
restaurant, but it is hard for him.
More Compound-Complex
Ex: Whenever I go to the movies, I eat
popcorn, but it gets stuck in my teeth!
Ex: If I get straight As, my mom will buy
me a cell phone, so I have to study
really hard.
Ex: I love to go to parties, so I always
ask my mom whenever I am invited to
one.