Simple and Compound Sentences

The five elements needed to have a COMPLETE sentence are:

1. Capitalize the beginning of the sentence

2. Have a subject

3. 3. End with punctuation

4. 4. Make sense

5. 5.______

• Have a noun

• Have a verb

• Have an adjective

• Have a purpose

What is an INDEPENDENT CLAUSE?

• A sentence that cannot stand on its own.

• Santa's elves on strike.

• A sentence that does not end with punctuation.

• A sentence that can stand on its own.

What does I,cI stand for?

• Independent clause, cooridinating conjunction Independent clause

• I, clause

• Independent clause, clause

• Independent clause, comma Independent clause

What is a COMPOUND SENTENCE?

• A sentence with a comma.

• An incomplete sentence.

• A sentence containing two or more independent clauses.

• A sentence containing both an independent clause and a dependent clause.

Which of the following is a simple sentence?

• The dog ate the food quickly, so I bought a special bowl for him.

• The dog ate the food quickly.

• Until today, the dog ate its food too quickly.

• The dog ate the food quickly, and the cat rarely finished its food.

Which of the following are compound sentences?

• The shoes were very expensive; Sherri decided to save up for them.

• At the mall today.

• The group was incredibly loud, yet the parents did not hear them upstairs.

• The guy yells.

What does the "N" in FANBOYS represent?

• Nor

• Never

• Not

• Neither

What does the "F" in FANBOYS stand for?

• Fan

• Fun

• Far

• For

What are the Coordinating Conjunctions?

• For, And, Nor, But, Or, Yet, So

• For, And, Not, But, Or, Yet, So

• For, Any, Not, But, Or, Yet, So

• Far, And, Nor, Bar, Or, Yet, So

Which sentence contains a LINKING verb?

• The group waited for Alyssa to finish her work before heading out to the movies.

• Julio tripped up the stairs.

• Imogen loves eating pastries.

• Corey was always late for important meetings.