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

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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

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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

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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.