Warm-Up:
Think-PairShare
Which type of sentence requires
a coordinating conjunction?
Which type of sentence requires
a subordinating conjunction?
Which type requires no
conjunction?
Word Bank: Simple
Compound
Complex
Types of Sentences
A review of simple, compound, and
complex
Let’s construct
some simple
sentences.
Draw a line to
connect the
subject with a
predicate.
Mrs. Frederick
Ms. Haeusser
Mrs. Christein
Mr. Daley
Mrs. Lang
7th Graders
This is not a predicate
because it does not
contain an action for the
subject
Pets the cat
Had a daughter
Bought a beautiful
black dress for the
dance
Felt ill
Hopes for a
special Valentine’s
Day Card
•The youngest
students
What is the definition of a compound
sentence?
Compound
Sentences:
Fanboys
A sentence made up of at least two
independent clauses joined together by a
coordinating conjunction (fanboy) and a
comma or by just a semicolon
What are the fanboys?
For, And, Nor, But, Or, Yet, So
Write and
Share
Write a compound sentence about your
weekend.
I was supposed to have a track meet, but
it snowed.
My weekend was boring, and miserable.
I went to D.C., I saw all the monuments
and many museums.
NOTICE:
Red = Independent Clause
Purple = Independent Clause
#2
Gold = Coordinator
(conjunction and comma, or
semi-colon)
Green = Prepositional Phrase
All of these sentences are
compound!
Create a key to label what each different
font color represents
 "I could have screamed, but I didn't. I could have
fought, but I didn't."
 Maggie Stiefvater, Shiver (1).
 “Early wild flowers were dotting the deep green
of the fields, and the sky was clean and blue.”
 Katherine Paterson, Bridge to Terabithia
(118).
 “In matters of style, [you] swim with the
current; in matters of principle, [you] stand like
a rock.”
 Thomas Jefferson
One last time
Compound Sentences are
Hip!
Complex
Sentences
A sentence that has an independent
clause with one or more dependent
clauses
An independent clause has a subject
and verb and CAN stand alone as a
sentence
A dependent clause has a subject and
verb and CANNOT stand alone as a
sentence
Types of
Clauses:
Independent,
Dependent,
and Santa
AAAWWUBIS is an acronym to help us
remember ______________________,
which make ______________________
FANBOYS is an acronym to help us
remember______________________,
which join ______________________
Cap on head, suit that’s red, special night,
beard that’s white helps us remember...
wait, that’s not relevant
Subordinating Conjunctions
Dependent clauses
Coordinating Conjunctions
Independent clauses
Practice:
Phrase or
clause?
1. Running errands
2. While we ate
3. By no fault of her own
4. During the movie
5. When the movie finished
6. To make her happy
7. Happiness is everything
8. Beneath the soil
9. Ahead of the curve
10.But she didn’t notice
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
Practice:
Phrase or
clause?Answers
1.
Running errands PHRASE
2.
While we ate CLAUSE
3.
By no fault of her own PHRASE
4.
During the movie PHRASE
5.
When the movie finished CLAUSE
6.
To make her happy PHRASE
7.
Happiness is everything CLAUSE
8.
Beneath the soil PHRASE
9.
Ahead of the curve PHRASE
10. But she didn’t notice CLAUSE
Write and
Share
Write a complex sentence about summer.
I eat watermelon in the summer because
it is yummy.
Before I fly to San Francisco, I will need to
pack my luggage.
“One
of
these things
is
not
like
the other”
DIRECTIONS: Identify which item does not belong; be able to explain
why the item is out of place.
The school dances always
prove to be a good time, but
students often complain that
they pass too quickly.
The end of the marking
period is a busy time for
students and for teachers
alike.
This one does not belong because it
is not
a compound Mrs.
sentence.
It is a does not kickMr. Daley and Mrs.
Caldwell
Hickman
simpleBucks,
sentence with
a compound
both attended Central
box
anymore, but she was
It only has one independent
but they never object.
knew one
once a great fighter.
clause.
another.
The PSSA tests are going to
be challenging this year.
We have already had a
number of snow falls, yet we
have not had any snow days!
This one does not belong
because it is a simple
You should listen to your
School is not meant to be easy,
sentence.
rest are
parents; they really do
love The nor
should you always expect
compound.
you.
to earn perfect scores.
Practice:
DIRECTIONS: In the following exercises,
turn the sentence pairs into single
compound sentences. Use a comma and
a conjunction OR a semicolon to join the
sentences. You can rearrange or add
words in the sentence to make it sound
better, but only if necessary.
PRACTICE:
Little Ann won the beauty contest. Billy
got the silver cup.
The Grammy Awards were last night. I
enjoyed watching the performances.
Last year we had many snow days. This
year we have only had one.
Many people wanted the Seahawks to
win the Superbowl. The Patriots won.
I don’t want to get sick. I wash my hands
very well.
PRACTICE:
Little Ann won the beauty contest,
so/and Billy got the silver cup.
The Grammy Awards were last night; I
enjoyed watching the performances.
Last year we had many snow days, but
this year we have only had one.
Many people wanted the Seahawks to
win the Superbowl, yet the Patriots won.
I don’t want to get sick, so I wash my
hands very well.