WorksheetsStructure Sentence -Simple Sentence - Sub/Cordinated Conduction
Total questions: 9
Worksheet time: 5mins
A volunteer to tell me the four types of sentence structure?
(a)
Why Should I Care about Simple Sentences?
Being able to identify a simple sentence helps with comma placement.
Writers are often unsure when to use a comma before words like "and," "or," and "but" (called conjunctions).
Both are correct and we must start there
What should we remember about ..? - The Rule: Use a comma before an "and" (or "but," "or," etc.) that joins two independent clauses (i.e., clauses that could stand alone as sentences).
A-Jack likes chicken and loves Nando's.
(In this example of a simple sentence, "loves Nando's" is not an independent clause. That's why there's no comma before "and.")
B-Jack likes chicken, and he loves Nando's.
(In this example of a compound sentence, "he loves Nando's" is an independent clause. That's why there is a comma before "and.")
(a)
Key Point: When a simple sentence has compound predicate, don't separate the subject from its second verb with a comma.
My dog likes toast, but does not eat bread.
My dog likes toast but does not eat bread.
Every sentence requires at least a verb and a subject; a verb is an action, and a subject is the noun that does the action. "I am waiting." It's a sentence, but could this fulfill the conditions?
*"Stop!"*
Yes, because there are exceptions to the rule.
No, because it does not meet the general rule.
The exception to this rule is imperative sentences (commands), which only need a verb. We can assume the subject is the person the speaker is talking to.
--Stop!--
This single word is a complete sentence. The verb is stop, and no subject is necessary because it’s a command.
You knew about this exception?
Luckily yes!
It is a discovery for me!
CONJUNCTIONS EXERCISES:
1. ______ the basement flooded, we spent all day cleaning up.
After
Although
Before
Even if
CONJUNCTION EXERCISES 2:
His two favorite sports are football ______ tennis.
Or
And
Nor
For
CONJUNCTIONS EXERCISES 3:
I wanted to go to the beach, _______ Mary refused.
For
Or
So
But
