Sentence Structure 4

A simple sentence needs a subject, a verb, and

• a to be a complete thought.

• a dependent clause.

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CCSS.L.1.1J

CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.3.1I

CCSS.L.7.1B

What are the two things that all clauses must have?

• capital letter & period
• semicolon & comma
• subject & predicate
• milk & cookies

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CCSS.L.7.1A

CCSS.L.9-10.1B

What makes a clause dependent?

• it is a complete thought
• it is an incomplete thought

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CCSS.L.7.1A

CCSS.L.9-10.1B

How should these two sentences be combined?
There is no school next week.
We should go to the beach.

• There is no school next week, we should go to the beach.
• There is no school next week we should go to the beach.
• There is no school next week so we should go to the beach.
• There is no school next week, so we should go to the beach.

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CCSS.L.3.1I

CCSS.L.4.2C

CCSS.L.5.1E

CCSS.L.7.1B

CCSS.L.9-10.2A

There is no school next week; we should go to the beach.

• Simple
• Compound
• Complex

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CCSS.L.3.1H

CCSS.L.4.2C

CCSS.L.5.1E

CCSS.L.7.1B

CCSS.L.9-10.2A

For  And  Nor
But  Or  Yet  So
These are known as...

• coordinating conjunctions
• subordinate conjunctions
• subjects
• predicates

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CCSS.L.1.1G

CCSS.L.3.1H

CCSS.L.5.1A

CCSS.L.5.1E

How should the sentence be punctuated?
Josh played the song again because it is his favorite.

• comma after again
• comma after because
• semicolon after aga
• Correct as it is

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CCSS.L.4.2C

CCSS.L.6.2A

We will try our best and do well on this test!

• Simple
• Compound
• Complex

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CCSS.L.1.1J

CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.3.1I

CCSS.L.7.1B

Take your time, and try your best.

• Declarative
• Imperative
• Interrogative
• Exclamatory

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CCSS.L.1.1J

CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.8.1C

CCSS.L.K.1D

Don't be late for class, or you will miss important information.

• declarative, complex
• declarative, compound
• imperative, complex
• imperative, compound

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CCSS.L.1.1J

CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.8.1C

CCSS.L.K.1D