SENTENCE STRUCTURES

Session 2:
Writing

OBJECTIVE:
Identify the different sentence structures

Your individual task:

Write legibly.

Create two sentences each of the four sentence structures. Complete and submit before the end of the session.

Multiple Choice

Is the following a complete sentence?

"Stop."

• yes

• no

Multiple Choice

What is your understanding of the meaning of a complete sentence?

• It is a group of words with a complete idea.

• It has a subject and a predicate.

• It contains more than one word.

Analyze:

What is the difference between the following:

1. I like pizza.

2. I like pizza, but my brother prefers burgers.

The four sentence structures:

• Simple – One independent clause.

• Compound – Two independent clauses joined by a conjunction.

The four sentence structures:

• Complex – One independent clause and one or more dependent clauses.

• Compound-Complex – Two independent clauses and at least one dependent clause.

Multiple Choice

Which is an example of a SIMPLE SENTENCE?

• She enjoys reading, but she also loves painting.

• She enjoys reading books.

• Because it was raining, we stayed inside.

Multiple Choice

Which is an example of a SIMPLE SENTENCE?

• The dog barked loudly.

• The sun was shining, and the birds were chirping.

• Because it was raining, we stayed inside, and we played board games.

SIMPLE SENTENCE:

• consists of one independent clause; has no conjunctions.
  
  My father is a great cook.
  We went to the beach.
  The sun shines brightly in summer.

Open Ended

Write a SIMPLE SENTENCE.

Multiple Choice

Which is an example of a COMPOUND SENTENCE?

• If you study hard, you will pass the exam.

• Since she studied hard, she passed the test, and she felt relieved.

• We can go to the park, or we can stay home.

Multiple Choice

Which is an example of a COMPOUND SENTENCE?

• He went to the gym, but he didn’t work out because he was tired.

• He didn’t study, so he failed the test.

• She smiled when she saw her friend.

COMPOUND SENTENCE:

Two independent clauses joined by a conjunction.

​For He was tired, for he had worked all day.
And She loves chocolate, and she eats it every day.
Nor She doesn’t like tea, nor does she drink coffee.
But He can play the guitar, but he prefers the piano.
Or We can go to the park, or we can stay home.
Yet He enjoys swimming, yet he dislikes the ocean.
So The store was closed, so we found another one.

Open Ended

Write a COMPOUND SENTENCE.

Multiple Choice

Which is an example of a COMPLEX SENTENCE?

• She smiled when she saw her friend.

• He went to the gym, but he didn’t work out because he was tired.

• I was tired, yet I continued working.

Multiple Choice

Which is an example of a COMPLEX SENTENCE?

• The coffee was hot, but I drank it anyway.

• Although he was hungry, he skipped dinner.

• When the alarm rang, he woke up, and he prepared for school.

COMPLEX SENTENCE:

• One independent clause and one or more dependent clauses.

• The "dependent clause" is introduced by subordinating conjunctions.

Subordinating conjunctions:

Subordinating conjunctions:

Open Ended

Write a COMPLEX SENTENCE.

Multiple Choice

Which is an example of a COMPOUND-COMPLEX SENTENCE?

• She loves chocolate, and she eats it every day.

• She didn’t answer my call because she was busy, so I sent her a text.

• I will go to the gym after I finish my work.

Multiple Choice

Which is an example of a COMPOUND-COMPLEX SENTENCE?

• I love reading novels, yet I don’t always have time because of work.

• He can play the guitar, but he prefers the piano.

• Since she loves music, she plays the piano every day.

COMPOUND-COMPLEX SENTENCE:

• Two independent clauses and at least one dependent clause.

COMPOUND-COMPLEX SENTENCE:

• Two independent clauses and at least one dependent clause.

• Must have the FANBOYS: for, and, nor, but, or, yet, so

• Must have a subordinating conjunction: After, Although, Because, Before, Even though, If, Since, So that, Though, When, Whenever, While

COMPOUND-COMPLEX SENTENCE:

• Two independent clauses and at least one dependent clause.

Open Ended

Write a COMPOUND-COMPLEX SENTENCE.

Write your own sentences now.

• DO NOT use your iPads for translation or grammar check.

• THINK. ANALYZE.

• Do not copy from your classmates.

Write your own sentences now.

• Use different conjunctions in each sentence.

• Encircle all conjunctions used.

• Submit before the class ends.