sentence types: simple, compound, and complex

SENTENCE TYPES:SIMPLE,

COMPOUND, AND COMPLEX

Beaver Dam Middle School

Seventh-Grade Language Arts

House Red

Simple Sentences The two parts a Simple sentence must

have. _____________and_______________.

List the two parts a Compound sentence must have.

_____________and_______________.

Subject predicate

Independent clause Independent clause

An INDEPENDENT clause is strong and can stand on its own.

Is this a sentence?

The barn cat.

Jumping through the hoops.

Wait!

The basketball hoop and the lawnmower.

Is this a sentence?

Do you know what is inside a corndog?

REMEMBER: make a question into a statement.

You do know what is inside a corndog.

Max ate.

Is this a sentence?

A bunny under the deck in the front yard.

The horse jumped and galloped away.

Over Spring Break, lots of fun.

Compound Sentences Just like an Oreo Cookie, a compound

Sentence has two of the same types of shells/cookies with something in the middle that keeps them together.

The INDEPENDENT Clauses are the

outer cookies, and the

FANBOYS are in

the yummy middle

keeping the clauses

together.

Compound Sentences

What kind of conjunctions are in Compound sentences?

_____________________.Coordinating Conjunctions

Compound Sentences

My husband was working, so I went shopping.

I like chocolate ice cream, but my friend likes strawberry.

I am on a diet, yet I really want some Flaming Hot Cheetos.

He did not take the money, for it was not the right thing to do.

Complex Sentences

List the two parts a COMPLEX sentence must have.

_____________and _______________INDEPENDENT CLAUSE DEPENDENT CLAUSE

REMEMBER!!!!! A DEPENDENT CLAUSE CANNOTstand on its own. It needs a INDEPENDENT CLAUSE.Just like a child is dependent on his/her independentparent

Independent ClauseDependent

Clause

Complex Sentences

What kind of conjunctions are in a Complex Sentence?

SUBORDINATING CONJUNCTIONS

Review your list of Subordinating conjunctions.

Can you do it?

Make this into a compound sentence:

Lunch is delicious

Now make it into a complex sentence.

Can you make it into a Compound/Complex sentence?

COMPLEX SENTENCES What kind of conjunctions are in

COMPLEX sentences?

__________________________SUBORDINATING CONJUNCTOINS

Because the bridge wasn't properly maintained by the government, it fell down.

Dependent Clause

Dependent Clause Independent

clause

Subordinating Conjunction

Although he ate a really big dinner, now he wants to eat cake for dessert.

Dependent Clause

Independent Clause

Subordinating Conjunction

Whenever they eat at this restaurant, they order a hamburger and fries.

Subordinating Conjunction

Dependent Clause

Independent Clause

He'll be able to maintain a healthy weight if he keeps exercising.

Dependent Clause

Independent Clause

Independent Clause Subordinating Conjunction

Because the world is getting warmer, polar bears are in danger of becoming extinct.

Subordinating Conjunction

Independent Clause

Independent Clause

Dependent Clause

Compound/Complex Sentences

What kind of Sentences are These?

When I go to Florida, I can’t wait to eat grouper sandwiches.

Emma is the girl who is going to Hawaii over Spring Break.

The town where I moved from is Hayward, Wisconsin.

I plan on cleaning my house over Spring Break, and I want to have some friends over.

Many students like to use my laser pointer and hide it from me.

Make Compound Sentences out of this Sentence.

I want ice-cream.

Make that sentence above a COMPOUND sentence in two different ways. First, add something to the beginning. Second, add something to the end.

Make Compound Sentences out of this Sentence.

It’s hot outside, so I want ice-cream.

I want ice-cream, and Blue Boy is not very far away from here.

Independent Clause Independent Clause

Independent ClauseIndependent Clause

Continuing the Independent Clause

Make a COMPLEX sentence out of this sentence.

I want ice-cream.

Make the sentence above in to a COMPLEX sentence in two different ways.

First, add something to the beginning. Second, add something to the end.

Write a COMPLEX sentence.

I want ice-cream.

Even though I’m on a strict diet, I want ice-cream.

I want ice-cream because the spring weather reminds me of summertime ice-cream adventures.

Dependent Clause

Independent Clause

Independent Clause Dependent Clause