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Four Basic Sentences

We can do anything we want as long as we stick to it long enough.


Helen Keller

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There are four basic
sentences in the
English language

Simple

Compound

Complex

Compound/Complex
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Identify the following sentences.

Simple, Compound, Complex, and


Compound/Complex

I was the most joyful person when the


President decided to call off school.
I was unhappy because I was looking
forward to a cloudy day.
He was not only very polite, but he was an
industrious person.
When we decided to go out to eat, we did
not know that a thunder storm was nearby,
and we left with no rain coats or umbrellas.
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Answers:

(complex)
I was the most joyful person when the President decided to call off
school.
(complex)
I was unhappy because I was looking forward to a cloudy day.
(compound)
He was not only very polite, but he was an industrious person.
(compound/complex)
When we decided to go out to eat, we did not know that a thunder
storm was nearby, and we left with no rain coats or umbrellas.

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Remember that . . .

IC or independent clause is a
complete sentence.

DC or dependant clause is not a


complete sentence

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What makes a sentence?

You need three things to make


a sentence.
1. Subject

2. Verb

3. A complete thought

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Are these sentences?

When we went on a long journey


through the woods on a sunny
Friday morning.
It was fine.

Because he was not only tall but


also one of the hardest workers in
the area.
Sing that song.

(View answers on the next slide.)

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Answers!
(Dependent clause)When we went on
a long journey through the woods on
a sunny Friday morning.
(Sentence)It was fine.
(Dependent Clause)Because he was
not only tall but also one of the
hardest workers in the area.
(Sentence)Sing that song.

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Form of the Simple
sentence:

Simple = IC

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Simple sentence
S V
The kitty purred softly.

S V
The bridge was far away.

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Compound sentence

IC ,cc IC.

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Compound:

The kitty purred softly, and he


bounced on the pillow.

The bridge was far away, but the


soldiers believed they could reach it
by night fall.

Coordinating conjunctions,
and, but, yet, so, for, or, nor

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Uses of coordinators
And --- addition
But and Yet --- contrast

So --- result

____________________

For --- reason

Or or Nor --- option

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Write compound sentences.
________________, but she sang the
song more beautifully than anyone else.
________________, and he did not feel
well that morning.
________________, for I was the only
person that knew the right answer.
________________, yet he did not know
what to do when the policeman arrived.
________________, or you will be put in
jail immediately.

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Complex sentence

A. sc Dc , Ic.
When I was young, I ran a
mile every day.

B. Ic sc Dc.
I ran a mile every day when I
was young.

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Complex

As he bounced on a soft pillow, the


kitty purred softly.

The soldiers did not think they would


reach the bridge because it was too
far away.

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Subordination conjunctions

after Even if whenever

although In order wherever


that
as since whether

because unless while

before until

Even whatever
though
if
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Complete the complex sentences
When we were in San
Francisco,______________________.
In the middle of the day there was an
explosion when__________________.
I would not like to eat pizza if_______.

Because she was the smartest student

________________________________.
Since the first day of
class,___________.

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Write complex sentences.

When ___________,___________________.
______________while__________________.
Since ___________,___________________.
Because ___________,_________________.
________________if ___________________.
Unless___________,_________________.
________________as__________________.
As_______________,__________________.

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compound/complex sentence

2 IC --- 1 DC.

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Compound/Complex

The kitty purred softly, and she


bounced on the pillow as her master
read a funny magazine.
The soldiers did not think they would
reach the bridge because the bridge
was far away, and they were being
eaten alive by hundreds of
mosquitoes.
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Summary
Simple -- IC.

Compound -- IC ,cc IC.

Complex -- A. IC sc DC.
B. sc DC, IC.
Compound/Complex
A. sc DC, IC ,cc IC.
B. IC ,cc IC sc DC.

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Assignment:

Part one, provide the different parts of


the sentence -- IC, DC, SC, CC
Part three: Identify the sentence for the whole
a. Simple = IC paragraph.

b.compound
c. complex
Ignacio bought a couple of ice
d.compound/complex
cream cones for his family.
His wife liked banana pecan,
but his two daughters liked
mango. Since he only had
Part two, write an example of each
sentence and identify the different parts. enough money for three ice
cream cones, he was left
a. Simple without a cone. Each
b.Compound daughter and his wife offered
c. Complex Ignacio a taste of their ice
d.Compound/ complex cream cones, and this made
Ignacio happy because he
felt their love for him.
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