Slide 1 : The Sentence Types
Slide 2 : People get old. People get old and situations change. Wake me up when September ends.
Slide 3 : People get old. People get old and situations change. Wake me up when September ends.
Slide 4 : People get old. People get old and situations change. Wake me up when September ends.
Slide 5 : People get old. It contains a subject and a verb, and it expresses a complete thought. Simple Sentence
Slide 6 : Some students study in the library. Juan and Arturo play football every afternoon. Alicia goes to the library and studies every day. Simple Sentences
Slide 7 : People get old and situations change. It contains two independent clauses joined by a coordinator. Compound Sentence
Slide 8 : Compound Sentences Alex studied hard and he got higher grades. Eric looked for it but he found nothing. for, and, nor, but, or, yet, so
Slide 9 : Wake me up when September ends. It has an independent clause and a dependent clause. Complex Sentence
Slide 10 : Complex Sentence The students are studying
because they will have a test. Independent Clause Dependent Clause Subordinator since, after, although, when that, who, which
Slide 11 : Identify whether the
sentence is a
: simple
: compound
: complex.
Slide 12 : 1. The teacher walked into the classroom, greeted the students, and took attendance. simple compound complex
Slide 13 : 2. Juan played football while Juanita went shopping. simple compound complex
Slide 14 : 3. Juan played football, yet Juanita went shopping. simple compound complex
Slide 15 : 4. Although Mexico has the better football team, it lost. simple compound complex
Slide 16 : 5. The island was filled with many trails winding through the thick underbrush, a small lake, and dangerous wild pigs. simple compound complex
Slide 17 : 6. Tom passed the test because he studied hard and understood the material. simple compound complex
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