Sentence Structure Pt2

What is a simple sentence?

• A sentence containing one independent clause.
• A sentence containing 2 independent clauses.
• Sentence containing 1 independent and 1 dependent clause.
• Sent. containing 2 independent & 1 or more dependent clauses

What is a compound sentence?

• A sentence containing one independent clause.
• A sentence containing 2 independent clauses.
• Sentence containing 1 independent and 1 dependent clause.
• Sent. containing 2 independent & 1 or more dependent clauses

What is a complex sentence?

• A sentence containing one independent clause.
• A sentence containing 2 independent clauses.
• Sentence containing 1 independent and 1 dependent clause.
• Sent. containing 2 independent & 1 or more dependent clauses

Correctly combine these: Two eyes stare down from a tree. They are yellow.

• Two eyes stare down from a tree, but the eyes are yellow.
• Two eyes stare down from a tree that are yellow. 
• Two eyes stare down from a tree, they are yellow. 
• Two yellow eyes stare down from a tree.

Correctly combine these:  They went for a walk. They wanted to find firewood.

• To find wood, they went for a walk for the fire.
• They went for a walk, they wanted to find wood for the fire. 
• If they went for a walk, they wanted to find firewood.
• They went for a walk to find firewood.

Correctly combine these:  It was wet. It was sticky and heavy.

• It was wet, sticky, and heavy.
• It was wet, and it was sticky, and it was heavy.
• It was wet, it was sticky and heavy.
• It was wet if it was sticky and heavy.

Correctly combine these:  Mom began taking pictures. I ran back to tell the others.

• Mom began taking photos and ran back to tell the others.
• Mom began taking pictures so I ran back to tell the others.
• Mom began taking pictures, I ran back to tell the others.
• Mom began taking pictures while I ran back to tell the others.

Correctly combine these: Lu played the “Wedding March.” He used a portable keyboard.

• Lu played the “Wedding March” that used a portable keyboard.
• Lu played the “Wedding March,” he used a portable keyboard.
• Lu played the “Wedding March” and a portablekeyboard.
• Lu played the “Wedding March” on a portable keyboard.

Correctly combine these: At lunch I want to spend time with my friends. We talk.

• At lunch, I want to spend time talking with my friends.
• At lunch I want to spend time with my friends, we talk.
• At lunch I want to spend time with my friends, and we talk.
• At lunch I want to spend time with my friends who talk.