Compound and Complex sentences

What is a Independent Clause?

• An independent clause is a fragment that cannot stand alone.
• An independent clause is a group of words that lacks a subject.
• An independent clause is a type of punctuation used in sentences.
• An independent clause is a complete sentence that can stand alone.

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CCSS.L.7.1A

CCSS.L.9-10.1B

What is a Dependant Clause

• A dependent clause is a complete sentence.
• A dependent clause is always a question.
• A dependent clause can stand alone as a main clause.
• A dependent clause is a clause that cannot stand alone as a complete sentence.

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CCSS.L.7.1A

CCSS.L.9-10.1B

What is a complex sentence?

• A complex sentence is a sentence that contains one independent clause and at least one dependent clause.
• A complex sentence contains two independent clauses.
• A complex sentence is a simple sentence with no clauses.
• A complex sentence is a sentence that asks a question.

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CCSS.L.7.1B

CCSS.L.3.1I

CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.5.1E

CCSS.L.3.1H

What is a compound sentence?

• A compound sentence contains only one independent clause.
• A compound sentence is a sentence that asks a question.
• A compound sentence is a type of simple sentence.
• A compound sentence contains two or more independent clauses joined by a conjunction.

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CCSS.L.7.1B

CCSS.L.3.1I

CCSS.L.5.1E

CCSS.L.4.2C

CCSS.L.9-10.2A

What is a Simple sentence?

• A simple sentence contains multiple independent clauses.
• A simple sentence is a complex sentence with additional phrases.
• A simple sentence is a question that requires a response.
• A simple sentence is a sentence with one independent clause.

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CCSS.L.7.1B

CCSS.L.3.1I

CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.1.1J

We recycle all of our glass, paper and plastic. ||| This sentence is an example of a....

• Incomplete sentence

• Complex sentence

• Compound sentence

• Simple Sentence

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CCSS.L.7.1B

CCSS.L.3.1I

CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.1.1J

• Both the cockroach and the bird would get along very well without us, although the cockroach would miss us most. |||| This is a example of a......

• Simple sentence

• Complex sentence

• Compound sentence

• Incomplete sentence

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CCSS.L.7.1B

CCSS.L.3.1I

CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.5.1E

CCSS.L.3.1H

I like swimming and I like running

• Compound

• Complex

• Run-On

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CCSS.L.7.1B

CCSS.L.5.1E

CCSS.L.3.1H

CCSS.L.4.2C

CCSS.L.9-10.2A

I like swimming and running.

• run-on

• Simple

• compound

• complex

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CCSS.L.7.1B

CCSS.L.3.1I

CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.1.1J

Jax ate three dogs, and Jax ate three cats.

• Compound

• Complex

• simple

Tags

CCSS.L.7.1B

CCSS.L.3.1I

CCSS.L.5.1E

CCSS.L.4.2C

CCSS.L.9-10.2A