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Types Of Types Of SentencesSentences
By; Kennedy Fleming By; Kennedy Fleming Language Arts/ 5Language Arts/ 5thth
Due October 8,2013 Due October 8,2013
Simple Simple SentencesSentences
Simple Sentences are Simple Sentences are a sentence a sentence consisting of only one clause, with a consisting of only one clause, with a single subject and predicate.single subject and predicate.
Simple Sentences has one Simple Sentences has one independent clause and no dependent independent clause and no dependent clause.clause.
Example: The boy looked around the Example: The boy looked around the room.room.
Example: The grass was greener on Example: The grass was greener on the other side.the other side.
Simple Simple Sentences Con’tSentences Con’t
These pictures are an example of Simple Sentences.
Compound Compound SentencesSentences
A Compund Sentence is a sentence A Compund Sentence is a sentence with more than one subject or with more than one subject or predicatepredicate..
Compund SentencesCompund Sentences do not have do not have subordinate clauses.subordinate clauses.
Example: Example: The weather is turningThe weather is turning, , and and leaves are falling from the trees.leaves are falling from the trees.
Example :Example :The Girl Was Hungry,The Girl Was Hungry, so so she ate some yogurt.she ate some yogurt.
Compound Compound Sentences Con’t Sentences Con’t
An Picture of a Compound Sentence
Complex Complex SentencesSentences
A Complex sentence is A Complex sentence is a a sentence containing a sentence containing a subordinate clause or clausessubordinate clause or clauses
Example: Example: Even though he Even though he thought it would never happen in thought it would never happen in FlordiaFlordia, , Kevin wished for a snow Kevin wished for a snow dayday..
Complex Complex Sentences Con’tSentences Con’t
This chart
helps you
identify your
complex
sentences.
Compound- Complex Compound- Complex Sentences Sentences
A compound – complex sentence A compound – complex sentence has two or more independent has two or more independent clauses plus at least one clauses plus at least one dependent clause.dependent clause.
Example: Fedreico would not look Example: Fedreico would not look away from the television, but he away from the television, but he continued to reach for a cookie from continued to reach for a cookie from the glass jar that was on the edge of the glass jar that was on the edge of the counter. the counter.
Compound – Complex Compound – Complex Sentences Con’tSentences Con’t
These are examples of compound-complex sentences.