Understanding Sentence Structures

What is a COMPOUND sentence?

• 1 independent clause

• 2 independent clauses

• 1 independent clause and 1 dependent clause

• 2 independent clauses and 1 dependent clause

What is a COMPLEX sentence?

• 1 independent clause

• 2 independent clauses

• 1 independent clause and 1 dependent clause

• 2 independent clauses and 1 dependent clause

Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.1

CCSS.L.9-10.1B

CCSS.W.9-10.4

What is a COMPOUND-COMPLEX sentence?

• 1 independent clause

• 2 independent clauses

• 1 independent clause and 1 dependent clause

• 2 independent clauses and 1 dependent clause

Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.1

What is a SIMPLE sentence?

• 1 independent clause

• 2 independent clauses

• 1 independent clause and 1 dependent clause

• 2 independent clauses and 1 dependent clause

Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.1

Which CONJUNCTIONS introduce DEPENDENT CLAUSES (CHOOSE 2)?

• Coordinating conjunctions

• Subordinating conjunctions

• for, and, nor, but, or, yet, so

• after, although, as, because, before, even though, if, once, since, so that, that, though, unless, until, when, while

Choose 2 SIMPLE sentences

• Although she was tired, she finished her homework.

• She finished her homework and went to bed.

• She finished her homework and then went to bed.

• She finished her homework, but she was still tired.

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CCSS.L.9-10.1

Identify the COMPOUND sentence.

• She runs every morning and lifts in the evening.

• She runs every morning, and she lifts weights in the evening.

• Because she enjoys fitness, she runs every morning.

• She runs every morning because she enjoys fitness, and she lifts weights in the evening.

Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.1

CCSS.L.9-10.1B

CCSS.L.9-10.2A

identify the COMPLEX sentence

• She laughed and danced.

• She laughed, but she did not dance.

• She laughed out loud when she heard the joke.

• She laughed when she heard the joke, and then she danced.

Identify the COMPOUND-COMPLEX sentence.

• She cried because she was sad, so she called her friend.

• She cried and called her friend.

• Because she was sad, she cried.

• She cried because she was sad.

Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.1

CCSS.L.9-10.1B

CCSS.L.9-10.3

Construct the TWO BEST COMPOUND sentences from the following simple sentences: "He likes to read. He goes to the library every day."

• He loves to read, so he goes to the library almost every day.

• He loves to read because he goes to the library almost every day.

• He loves to read, but he goes to the library every day.

• He likes to read; therefore, he goes to the library almost every day.

Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.1

CCSS.L.9-10.2A