Compound Sentences
Clauses & Conjunctions

Clauses
• A clause is a group of words that has a subject and a verb.
– Subject = noun; who did the action?
– Verb = action
• An independent clause can stand alone as a sentence.
– Erinn spun the wheel.

Simple Sentence
• A simple sentence has one independent clause.
– Contains one subject and one predicate
– One complete thought

Simple Sentences
• Austin threw a strike.
• Danny ran to the base.
• Marisela hit the ball.

Compound Sentence
• A compound sentence has two or more independent clauses.
– Contains two subjects and two predicates
– Contains two complete thoughts
• A conjunction is used to combine the two sentences:

Compound Sentences
• Austin threw a strike, and the crowd cheered loudly.
• Danny ran to the base, and the umpire called him safe.
• Marisela hit the ball, and Courtney caught it in the outfield.

Practice with Compound Sentences
• The angel came down from heaven, and
God spoke to Mary through him.
• Independent Clauses
• Subjects:
• Predicates:
• Conjunction:

Practice with Compound Sentences
• Michael wrote down his homework, but he forgot to bring home his planner.
• Independent Clauses
• Subjects:
• Predicates:
• Conjunction:

Practice with Compound Sentences
• Will you order pizza, or did you pack your lunch?
• Independent Clauses
• Subjects:
• Predicates:
• Conjunction:

Practice with Compound Sentences
• Lilyana is a basketball player, but she can’t play because she broke her arm.
• Independent Clauses
• Subjects:
• Predicates:
• Conjunction:

Practice with Compound Sentences
• My mom cooked dinner. We ate outside on the patio.
– Compound =
• Subjects:
• Predicates:
• Conjunction:

Practice with Compound Sentences
• Evan wanted chocolate chip cookies for dessert. Aiden ate the last three and none were left.
– Compound =
• Subjects:
• Predicates:
• Conjunction:

Practice with Compound Sentences
• You can work on Brownie Points after you turn in your test. You can read a book instead.
– Compound =
• Subjects:
• Predicates:
• Conjunction:

Practice with Compound Sentences
• Robbie played with his pet lizard. He fed his lizard at lunch time.
– Compound =
• Subjects:
• Predicates:
• Conjunction:

Conjunctions
Compound Sentences

Conjunctions
• A conjunction is used to link the clauses in a compound sentence.
• What are the 3 conjunctions we use?

Compound Sentences
• I love blueberry pie, but my brother prefers pumpkin pie.
• conjunction =
• I make my bed every morning, and I open my blinds.
• conjunction =

Compound Sentences
• Did you watch Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, or did you play video games
Saturday night?
• conjunction =
• Mr. Carpenter mowed the front yard, and
Mrs. Carpenter planted mums by the front door.
• conjunction =

Conjunctions
• You can join two sentences that have two subjects or two predicates
• Use
or
• Compound Subject  two or more simple subjects with the same predicate
• Compound Predicates  two or more simple predicates with the same subject

• The leaves fall from the trees. The leaves cover the ground.
– The leaves fall from the trees and cover the ground.

Compound Subjects and Predicates
• Alexa works downtown. Paola works downtown.
– Alexa and Paola work downtown.

Compound Subjects and Predicates
• Miss Frazier teaches at SVF. Miss Green teaches at SVF.

Compound Subjects and Predicates
• Lebron James plays for the Miami Heat.
Lebron James scores a lot of points.

Compound Subjects and Predicates
• Will you pick flowers in the field? Will you run in the field?

Compound Subjects and Predicates
• You can listen to the radio in the car. You can listen to the iPod in the car.