Methods for

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Methods for Building Sentences
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• Sentence Types
• Simple Sentence
• Compound Sentence
• Complex Sentence
• Complex-Compound Sentence
• Sentence with a Phrase

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The Simple Sentence
Ralph forgot to balance his checkbook.
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simple sentence simple sentence
The Compound Sentence
Ralph forgot to balance his checkbook. His rent
check bounced.

joining word
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The Compound Sentence
Ralph forgot to balance his checkbook, __ his
rent check bounced.
so
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The Complex Sentence
The police raided the house. The party ended.
Add a Dependent Word
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The Complex Sentence
_____ the police raided the house, the party
ended.
After
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The Complex Sentence
My parents divorced in 1995. My parents got
remarried in 2002.
Add a Hidden Dependent Word
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The Complex Sentence
who
My parents,
divorced in 1995, got
remarried in 2002.
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Practice 1 Use a hidden dependent word
Jack is allergic to shellfish.Jack never eats
oysters.
that which who when where
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is allergic to shellfish, never eats
oysters.
Jack, who
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The truck was full of oranges.The truck turned
over on the freeway.
that which who when where
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was full of oranges, turned
over on the freeway.
The truck that

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My parents were married in the church.The
church burned down.
that which who when where
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The church where my parents were married burned
down.
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Complex Sentences
Compound Sentences
since / because although before / after when /
while if / even if until / unless that /
which who/when/where how / why
and / or but / yet so / for nor
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The Complex-Compound Sentence
My sister parked the car. She forgot to use the
parking brake. The car rolled own the driveway.
When my sister parked the car, she forgot to use
the parking brake,
so the car rolled down the driveway.
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The old cat developed cancer. The vet recommended
putting it down. The owner insisted on keeping it
alive.
After the old cat developed cancer, the vet
recommended putting it down,
but the owner insisted on keeping it alive.
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The running shoes cost ninety dollars. I decided
to wait for a sale. My father offered to buy them
for my birthday.
Since the running shoes cost ninety dollars, I
decided to wait for a sale,
but
my father offered to buy them for my birthday.