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English I PreAP
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the grammar section of your notebook:
o You will have 30 seconds to write as many two word
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sentences as possible.
Wait until I tell you time has started.
Time’s Up!
Now, go back to make sure you capitalized and
punctuated correctly.
What are the essentials for a sentence?
• Subject
• Predicate (verb)
• Complete thought
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sentence has a subject and predicate
o The subject can be a noun or pronoun
o The predicate is a verb that expresses the subject’s
action or state of being
predicate
EXAMPLE: The dog howled at the moon.
subject
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A phrase is a group of related words that
1.
2.
does not express a complete thought
does not have a subject (noun) and a predicate (verb)
Examples:
near the store
building a large dam
the pretty girl
THESE PHRASES ARE
INCOMPLETE THOUGHTS
**NOTE: Even though these phrases contain nouns and/or verbs,
none of the nouns/pronouns or verbs are subjects or predicates.
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A clause is a group of related words that contain a subject
(noun) and a predicate (verb).
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Clauses can be either dependent or independent:
o A dependent clause is a group of words that contains a subject and
a predicate, but does NOT express a complete thought
o An independent clause is a group of words that contains a subject,
predicate, AND expresses a complete thought
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Dependent Clause
after Webster took the train
EXAMPLE:
*This is an incomplete thought or idea, one that cannot stand by
itself and is dependent on more words to make it complete
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Independent Clause
Webster took the train
EXAMPLE:
*This is a complete thought or idea, that can stand by itself ,
independent of other words.
*Need more help with dependent vs. independent clauses, note
page 423 – 4 in your SpringBoard Grammar Handbook.
 while
collecting data
 Tom read the book
 then he grabbed the sandwich
 her friend saw the movie
 before the movie begins
 they have lunch sixth period
 addressing the crowd
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There are four types of sentences:
Simple
Compound
Complex
Compound-Complex
Take a white piece of paper and fold it in half and then fold it in half
again. Open up the paper and you should have four quadrants. In each
quadrant, write one of the four sentence-types.
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A sentence with one independent clause and no dependent
clauses
MY EXAMPLE: (circle the subject, highlight the predicate)
Mrs.Rammos discussed policies and procedures on the first day.
YOUR EXAMPLE: (circle the subject, highlight the predicate)
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A sentence with multiple independent clauses but no
dependent clauses
The independent clauses can be linked with a coordinating
conjunction (and, but, for, or, nor, so, yet) OR a semicolon (;)
MY EXAMPLES: (underline the independent clauses and circle the “link”)
The clown frightened the little girl and she ran off screaming.
Doctors are concerned with the rise in food allergies; they are
unsure of its cause.
YOUR EXAMPLES: (underline the independent clauses and circle the “link”)
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A sentence with one independent clause and at least one
dependent clause
Dependent clauses are easily spotted by looking for “dependent
marker” words: because, before, since, while, although, if, until,
when, after, as, as if
If the dependent clause comes before the independent clause,
they must be linked with a comma (,)
MY EXAMPLES: (highlight the dependent clause, underline the independent clause
and circle the “link”)
After Mary added up all of the sales, she discovered that she was
25 dollars short.
Mary was disappointed because she realized she was 25 dollars
short.
YOUR EXAMPLES: (highlight the dependent clause, underline the independent
clause and circle the “link”)
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A sentence with multiple independent clauses and at least
one dependent clause
MY EXAMPLE: (highlight the dependent clause, underline the independent clause
and circle the “link”)
Although I like to go camping, I haven’t had the time to go
lately and I can’t find anyone to go with me.
YOUR EXAMPLE: (highlight the dependent clause, underline the independent
clause and circle the “link”)
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If you are ever at home struggling or need a refresher, go to:
PURDUE Online Writing Lab (OWL)
http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/