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Sentences
Sentences
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SIMPLE SENTENCE
A simple sentence is group of words that expresses a complete
thought.
Kiara likes to play softball.
(simple sentence)
NOT A SENTENCE
(fragment )
Incomplete /
missing one or more of the following parts:
a subject
a verb
a coherent thought
do?
YOU TRY
No
___ 1.
Yes
___ 2.
No
___ 3.
Yes
___ 4.
No
movie.
___ 5.
http://depts.dyc.edu/learningcenter/owl/exercises/sentences_ex1.htm
Predicate
Verb
Tells what happened in the
sentence
What the subject is or what
the subject does
Subjec
<---- Predicate ---->
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The Bengals
are going to play in the Regional
(noun)
(verb
game!
phrase)
http://depts.dyc.edu/learningcenter/owl/sentences_core_parts.htm
Clauses
(Two Types)
http://depts.dyc.edu/learningcenter/owl/clauses.htm
SIMPLE SENTENCES
Have one independent
clause and no
subordinate
(dependent) clause
COMPOUND SENTENCE
Has 2 or more independent clauses and no subordinate (dependent)
clause
(;)
COMPLEX SENTENCE
Has 1 independent clauses and 1 or more subordinate (dependent)
clauses
COMPOUND-COMPLEX SENTENCE
Has 2 or more independent clauses and 1 or more subordinate
(dependent) clauses
(Independent
(Independent
#1)
(Subordinate)
#2)
Coordinatin
g
conjunction