Simple Sentences

A simple sentence has...

• Two independent clauses

• One dependent clause

• No compound verbs

• One independent clause

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CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.3.1I

CCSS.L.1.1J

CCSS.L.7.1B

Select the simple sentences.

• I find doing work on my laptop to be quite enjoyable.

• The kitten was warm and fuzzy.

• Please come here!

• Shawn is a great writer, but his spelling is terrible.

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CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.3.1I

CCSS.L.1.1J

CCSS.L.7.1B

True or False: The complete subject is in red and the complete predicate is in blue?

My mom drove us to Chuck E. Cheese's.

• TRUE

• FALSE

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CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.3.1I

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.1.1C

CCSS.L.3.1F

A simple sentence can be called an independent clause because it can stand alone.

• True

• False

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CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.3.1I

CCSS.L.1.1J

CCSS.L.7.1B

What is a SIMPLE SENTENCE?

• A list of three or more items of the same part of speech in a row

• One independent clause

• One independent and one dependent clause joined together

• One dependent clause

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CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.3.1I

CCSS.L.1.1J

CCSS.L.7.1B

A simple sentence can be called an independent clause because it can stand alone.

• True

• False

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CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.3.1I

CCSS.L.1.1J

CCSS.L.7.1B

A Simple Sentence can have more than one Subject.

• TRUE

• FALSE

• MAYBE

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CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.3.1I

CCSS.L.1.1J

CCSS.L.7.1B

What is the subject of a sentence?

• the verb

• the action in the sentence

• tells who or what the sentence is about

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CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.3.1I

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.1.1C

CCSS.L.3.1F

What is the simple predicate of the sentence?

My crazy teacher, Mrs. Vala, wears a monkey on her back.

• My crazy teacher

• wears a monkey on her back

• wears

• My crazy teacher, Mrs. Vala

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CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.3.1I

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.1.1C

CCSS.L.3.1F

What is the subject in the following sentence:

My dog, Emmie, is a lovable pup.

• dog

• Emmie

• lovable

• pup

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CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.3.1I

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.1.1C

CCSS.L.3.1F