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SENTENCE
DETECTIVES
Instructions:
WHAT: Students will act as “sentence
detectives” and identify if sentences are simple,
compound, complex, or compound-complex.
HOW: The teacher will display sentences on the
screen and students will read them aloud.
WHO: Random selected students will explain
before the teacher reveals the correct type.
1. She buys a new bag.
a. Simple
b. Compound
c. Complex
d. Compound-complex
Answer: Simple sentence
1. She buys a new bag, and she gets new
shoes too.
a. Simple
b. Compound
c. Complex
d. Compound-complex
Answer: Compound sentence
3. Because she has so much money, she buys
new things every week.
a. Simple
b. Compound
c. Complex
d. Compound-complex
Answer: Complex sentence
4. Because she has so much money, she buys new
things every week, and she never worries about her
budget.
a. Simple
b. Compound
c. Complex
d. Compound-complex
Answer: Compound-complex sentence
SENTENCE
STRUCTURE
Group 3
Objectives:
At the end of the lesson students will be able to:
A. Construct and distinguish between
simple, compound, complex, and
compound-complex sentences,
B. Show cooperation and respect by valuing
their group members’ contributions during
the activity.
C. Collaboratively write and present
different types of sentences as a group,
demonstrating clear sentence construction.
KEY TERMINOLOGY
CLAUSE: is a group of words that functions
as one part of speech and that
includes a subject and a verb.
INDEPENDENT CLAUSE
DEPENDENT CLAUSE
A sentence that contains
a subject and a verb - it
can stand alone.
Contains a subject
and a verb, but it
cannot stand alone.
Example:
You will succeed.
Example:
If you work hard
CONJUNCTION is a word that is
used to connect words, phrases,
and clauses.
1. COORDINATING
2. SUBORDINATING
COORDINATING CONJUNCTIONS
- it is used to connect items that are
grammatically equal: two words, two
phrases, or two independent clauses.
FANBOYS
F - FOR
A- AND
N- NOR
B- BUT
O- OR
Y- YET
S- SO
it is placed between
the items that links
together.
FOR EXAMPLE:
I love bread and
milk.
SUBORDINATING CONJUNCTION
-includes words like because, if, although,
since, until, and while. It is used to introduce
a dependent clause, and used to connect that
dependent clause to an independent clause.
FOR EXAMPLES:
1. If you work hard, you will
succeed.
4 SENTENCE STRUCTURE
SIMPLE SENTENCE
it contains a subject and a verb, and it
may also have an object and modifiers.
The verb must agree with the subject
and show the tense of the sentence.
FOR EXAMPLE:
Sally kicks the ball.
Subject Verb (Present Tense)
ANOTHER EXAMPLE:
I ate lunch.
COMPOUND SENTENCE
A compound sentence consists of two
independent clauses joined together by
a coordinating conjunction (linking
word).
FOR EXAMPLE:
He was hungry, so he cooked dinner.
He was hungry.
He cooked dinner.
ANOTHER EXAMPLE:
She is rich, yet she
is very humble.
COMPLEX SENTENCE
- contains an independent clause and a
dependent clause. If the dependent
clause comes first, you need a comma.
COMPLEX SENTENCE
If, on the other hand, the independent
clause comes first, you usually do NOT
need a comma (unless for emphasis or
to avoid confusion).
FOR EXAMPLE:
Although the girl studied hard,
she failed the exam.
ANOTHER EXAMPLES:
1. We still went to school although it
was raining.
2. Whenever prices are reduced, people
buy more products.
COMPOUND-COMPLEX SENTENCE
contains at least two independent
clauses and at least one
dependent clause.
FOR EXAMPLE:
Because I worked hard, I got an A
star on the test and I was so happy.
2 independent clauses and 1 dependent clause.
ANOTHER EXAMPLE:
1. When I got to school, my teacher
asked me to get my homework out,
but I had forgotten it.
SUMMARY
SUMMARY
Simple sentence: contains at least one
complete verb. The verb must agree with the
subject and show the tense of the sentence.
Compound sentence: consists of two
independent clauses joined together by a
coordinating conjunction (linking word).
Complex sentence: contains an
independent clause and a dependent
clause.
Compound-complex sentence: contains
at least two independent clauses and at
least one dependent clause.
QUESTIONS?
SENTENCE
TRANSFORMATION
Instructions:
1. Divide the class into 4 groups.
2. Each group will be given one
simple sentence.
3. Transform the sentence into:
1 compound sentence
1 complex sentence
1 compound-complex sentence
4. All members must participate in creating
the sentences within 3 minutes.
5. The teacher will randomly choose 1
member from each group to present 1
sentence and briefly explain its type within
1 minute.
SOURCES:
•YouTube. (Jan. 31, 2021). 4 Sentences Structure You
Must Know. Retrieved from
https://youtu.be/zZslAVsBBGE?si=-3EFqhTmLogf54SL
•Institutionalized English Language Proficiency (Learning
Module). Gingoog City Colleges, Inc.
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