Types of Sentences

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Types of Sentences
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Essential Questions

• How are simple, compound, complex, and
  compound-complex sentences alike, and how are
  they different?
• Why is it important to write using different
• types of sentences?

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4 Types of Sentences

• Simple
• Compound
• Complex
• Compound - Complex

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To Do 1. Get out a sheet of paper.2.
Turn it horizontally.3. Make ONLY the parts of
the tree map below.
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2nd Row of Map

• We are getting ready to make our 2nd row of our
  tree map.
• NOTE I have found it easier to draw my boxes
  AFTER I have written my information.

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Definitions

• Simple Sentence
• Has 1 independent clause
• Can stand alone
• Does NOT mean it is simple or easy

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Definitions

• Compound Sentence
• Has 2 or more independent clauses (ones that can
  stand alone)
• Sentences combined with a conjunction

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Definitions

• Complex Sentence
• Has 1 independent clause (stand alone)
• AND
• Has 1 or more dependent clauses (a part that
  cannot stand alone)

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Definitions

• Compound-Complex Sentence
• Has 2 or more independent clauses (stand alone)
• AND
• Has 1 or more dependent clauses (a part that
  cannot stand alone)

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Examples of Sentences

• LETS USE OUR DEFINITIONS, TO
• FIGURE OUT WHAT TYPE OF SENTENCES
• THESE ARE.
• 1. Because I am an English teacher, some people
  expect me to speak perfectly, and other people
  expect me to write perfectly.
• 2. Clauses are cool!
• 3. Because Sally kissed me, I fainted.
• The burrito gave me heartburn, but my brother
  felt
• fine.

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ANSWERSIndependent clausesDependent clauses

• 1. Because I am an English teacher, some people
  expect me to speak perfectly, and other people
  expect me to write perfectly. COMPOUND-COMPLEX
• 2. Clauses are cool! SIMPLE
• 3. Because Sally kissed me, I fainted. COMPLEX
• The burrito gave me heartburn, but my brother
• felt fine. COMPOUND

Record info. on your map!
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4th Row of Tree Map More Examples w/ Partner

• Which type of sentence am I?
• Will Patricia pause to place poached pickles on
  Paulas pretty plate?
• Do all of your homework, before you go out to
  play.
• I went to the movie theatre on Saturday, and the
  movie Dinosaurs was great!
• Although I like to go camping, I haven't had
  the time to go lately, and I haven't found
  anyone with whom to go.

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AnswersIndependent clausesDependent clauses

• Will Patricia pause to place poached pickles on
  Paulas pretty plate? SIMPLE
• Do all of your homework, before you go out to
  play. COMPLEX
• I went to the movie theatre on Saturday, and the
  movie Dinosaurs was great! COMPOUND
• Although I like to go camping, I haven't had
  the time to go lately, and I haven't found
  anyone with whom to go.
• COMPOUND - COMPLEX

Record info. on your map!
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Extend your learning!

• Write ORIGINAL simple, compound, complex,
  compound complex sentences.
• Be creative where you place your examples on your
  tree map!

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Works Cited

• Atteberry, Phil. "Atteberry Homepage." Phil
  Atteberry. Web. 12 Mar. 2012. lthttp//www.pitt.edu
  /atteberr/index.htmlgt.
• "Think Technology Graphic Organizers."
  Thinkport Think Education. Think Maryland.
  Maryland Public Television John Hopkins Center
  for Technology, 2003. Web. 12 Mar. 2012.
  lthttp//www.thinkport.org/technology/template.tpgt.