Complex Sentences

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Complex Sentences

• 4th Grade Language Arts

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What is a Complex Sentence?

• A complex sentence is a combination of one
  independent clause and one dependent clause.
• 2 separate ideas
• 1. Roger forgot his wedding anniversary for the
  tenth straight year, and
• 2. Roger spent a week sleeping on the porch.
• Complex Sentence
• Because he forgot his wedding anniversary for
  the tenth straight year, Roger spent a week
  sleeping on the porch.

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Independent Clause

• An independent clause is a group of words that
  contains a subject and verb and expresses a
  complete thought. An independent clause is a
  sentence.
• Ex "She is older than her brother"
• The hobo passed through town unnoticed.

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Dependent Clause

• A dependent clause is a group of words that
  contains a subject and verb but does not express
  a complete thought. A dependent clause cannot be
  a sentence. Often a dependent clause is marked by
  a dependent connecting word.
• Ex "Because she is older than her brother
• As the hobo passed through town

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So the Equation Is..

• Independent Clause
• (The wind blew furiously.)
• Dependent Clause
• (When the hurricane landed)
• A Complex Sentence
• (The wind blew furiously, when the hurricane
  landed.)

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Technology Activity(MS Word)

• Have the activity on the TV screen.
• Have the students create a complex sentence.
• The students will come up one at a time to type
  their sentence.
• Then they will highlight the sentence that was
  input before them. (use the highlighting tool)
• Repeat process until all students has a turn.
• Link MS Word Activity