Types of Sentences
A review of simple, compound, and
complex
The Building
Blocks of all
Sentences
Remember: All sentences must have a
_________, which describes who or what
the sentence is about. In addition, all
sentences must have a ___________,
which describes what the ________ does.
 *VIDEO: School House Rock- “Mr. Morton”
subject
predicate
subject
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
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
The Comma
Splice: The
bane of
English
Teachers
COMMA SPLICE/RUN-ON: When you
join two sentences with only a
comma.
It snowed yesterday, we did not
leave early.
It snowed yesterday, but/yet we did
not leave early.
It snowed yesterday; we did not
leave early.
One last time
Compound Sentences are
Hip!
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
Observe
Ms. Haeusser and Mrs. Christein love to
read and write.
Ms. Haeusser loves to read, and Mrs.
Christein loves to write.
Ms. Haeusser reads a book while Mrs.
Christein writes a poem.
Observe
Ms. Haeusser and Mrs. Christein love to
read and write.
Ms. Haeusser loves to read, and Mrs.
Christein loves to write.
Ms. Haeusser reads a book while Mrs.
Christein writes a poem.
Imitate
Write a simple, compound,
and complex sentence that
has the same subject and verb
in all sentences.
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
“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.
Above
Among
Across
After
Around
At
Below
The
Preposition
Song
By
Beneath
During
Like
Off
On
Under
Within
Without
From
Along
Behind
Between Beyond
In
Into
Of
Over
Toward
Before
Beside
For
Near
Against
Through
Until
To
Up
With
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