Mrs. Flynn

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Mrs. Flynns Class
Sentences Simple, Compound, and Complex Sentences
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Objectives

• Differentiate between phrases and clauses.
• Identify simple, compound, and complex sentences.

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A Sentence
A sentence consists of words correctly arranged
to form a complete statement or idea.
A sentence

• begins with a capital letter.
• ends with an ending mark of punctuation.

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Phrase
A phrase is a sequence of words which has neither
a subject nor a predicate.
in our classroom at the soccer game
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Clause
A clause is a sequence of words with both a
subject and a predicate.

• Independent clause Is a complete sentence and
  can stand alone.

We raised money to help the Childrens Fund in
Warwick.

• Dependent clause Is not a complete sentence and
  cannot stand alone. It must be joined to an
  independent clause to make sense.

When we raised money for the Childrens Fund,
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Clause
continued
When a dependent clause introduces an independent
clause, place a comma at the end of the dependent
clause.

• If you want to win the game, you must practice.
• Because I didnt finish my work in school, I have
  extra homework.

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Simple Sentence
A simple sentence is one independent clause in a
subject-verb pattern.
Simple Sentence definition and example from
Harcourt Grammar.
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Compound Sentence
A compound sentence is two independent clauses
connected by a coordinating conjunction.
Compound Sentence definition from Harcourt
Grammar.
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Complex Sentence
A complex sentence consists of an independent
clause and a dependent clause.
Complex Sentence definition from Harcourt Grammar.
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• Click the button to play the game.

Sentence Sort