The Simpsons Teach Sentences Main (Independent) Clause --

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The Simpsons Teach Sentences
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Main (Independent) Clause --- is like Marge.

• Marge is an independent woman. She can survive
  on her own.

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Main (Independent) Clause

• Just like Marge, an independent clause can
  survive on its own. It is a complete sentence.
• A main (independent)
• clause has
• a subject
• a verb
• is a complete thought

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Examples of Main (Independent) Clauses

• Bart does not like to go to school.
• Lisa loves the saxophone.
• Homer does not work hard at the power plant.
• After a long day at work, Marge likes to do yoga.

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Compound SentenceMain (independent) clause ,
FANBOY main (independent) clause.Main
(independent) clause main (independent) clause.
Bart hates school, so he makes fun of the
teachers.
For And Nor But Or Yet So
,
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Subordinate (Dependent) Clauses --are like Homer

• Homer is messed up when he is on his own.
  Without Marge by his side, things go wrong. He
  is DEPENDENT
• on Marge and cannot survive without her.

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Subordinate (Dependent) Clauses

• Just like Homer, a dependent clause cannot
  survive by itself. It does not express a
  complete thought.
• A subordinate clause
• has a subject
• has a verb
• is NOT a complete thought

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Examples of Subordinate (Dependent) Clauses

• until the next time I see him
• when I ran to the yellow house
• although I want to get an A in math
• that fell in the river

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subordinating conjunctions
Subordinate (dependent) clauses begin with signal
words. They signal the beginning of a
subordinate clause

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Subordinating Conjunctions

• after in order that
• although provided when
• as since whenever
• as if so that where
• as long as than wherever
• as though though while
• because unless whatever
• before until
• if

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A Rule To Know!

• A dependent clause (Homer) must have an
  independent clause (Marge) by it to be a complete
  sentence.

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Simple Sentences subject verb complete
thought

• Marge walks to the lake.
• Homer sleeps too much.
• Bart is cool.
• Lisa will want to get a dog.
• The last normal person on earth is Ned.
• After lunch, Homer will take a nap.

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Complex Sentences one main (independent
clause) one or more subordinate
(dependent) clauses
Marge (I.C.) Homer (D.C.) Homer was a nobody
until he met Marge.
Homer(D.C.), Marge (I.C.) Until Homer met
Marge, he was a nobody.
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SoLets make Complex Sentences. The formulas
are...
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DEPENDENTCLAUSE,
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INDEPENDENT CLAUSE
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COMPLEX SENTENCE
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Examples of Complex Sentences

• Until Lisa goes to college, she will have to live
  with her parents.
• When the grass turns green, Homer will have to
  mow the lawn.
• After Bart passes third grade, there will be a
  huge celebration.

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OR
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INDEPENDENT CLAUSE
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DEPENDENT CLAUSE
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Examples of Complex SentenceMarge Homer. (NO
COMMA)

• Lisa will have to live with her parents until she
  goes to college.
• Homer will have to mow the lawn when the grass
  turns green.
• There will be a huge celebration when Bart passes
  third grade.

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Lets practice the different kinds of sentences.
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• Spillane Middle School is ranked 1 in the state
  of Texas.
• What kind of sentence is this?
• Simple,
• Compound,
• or Complex ?
• How can you tell?

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• Spillane Middle School is ranked 1 in the state
  of Texas.
• What kind of sentence is this?
• Simple
• How can you tell?
• It has one main (independent) clause.

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• Mrs. Harris is quite a strange teacher, but
  Mr. Horner, Mrs. Ehler, Mrs. Martin and Mr.
  Thompson are even stranger.
• What kind of sentence is this?
• Simple, Compound, or Complex ?
• How can you tell?

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• Mrs. Harris is quite a strange teacher, but
  Mr. Horner, Mrs. Ehler, Mrs. Martin and Mr.
  Thompson are even stranger.
• What kind of sentence is this? Compound
• How can you tell?
• Main clause, FANBOY main clause.

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• Although I cant swim, the beach is a glorious
  vacation spot.
• What kind of sentence is this?
• Simple, Compound, or Complex ?
• How can you tell?

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• Although I cant swim, the beach is a glorious
  vacation spot.
• What kind of sentence is this? Complex
• How can you tell?
• Subordinate (dependent) clause, main
  (independent) clause.

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The beach is a glorious vacation spot although
I cant swim. What kind of sentence is this?
Simple Compound Complex ?
How can you tell?
subordinate (dependent) clause.
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• The beach is a glorious vacation spot although I
  cant swim.
• What kind of sentence is this? Complex
• How can you tell?
• Main (independent) clause
• subordinate (dependent) clause.

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Relative pronouns can also begin subordinate
(dependent) clauses.

• that
• which
• who
• whom
• whose
• whoever
• what

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Examples of complex sentences

• Bart is the boy who set the school on fire.
• Lisa, whose work is displayed in the hall, is one
  of the teachers favorite students.
• I dont think that Maggie will ever learn to
  talk.
• The boy who ordered all the pizzas and sent them
  to the principals office will have two d-halls.

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Examples of complex sentencesmain
clausesubordinate clause

• Bart is the boy who set the school on fire.
• Lisa, whose work is displayed in the hall, is
  one of the teachers favorite students.
• I dont think that Maggie will ever learn to
  talk.
• The boy who ordered all the pizzas and sent them
  to the principals office will have two d-halls.