Transcript The Four Basic Sentences

Four Basic Sentences
“We can do anything we want as long as we stick to it long enough.”
Helen Keller
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There are four basic
sentences in the
English language
Simple
Compound
Complex
Compound/Complex
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Identify the following sentences.
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Simple, Compound, Complex, and
Compound/Complex
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I was the most joyful person when the
President decided to call off school.
I was unhappy because I was looking
forward to a cloudy day.
He was not only very polite, but he was an
industrious person.
When we decided to go out to eat, we did
not know that a thunder storm was nearby,
and we left with no rain coats or umbrellas.
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Answers:
(complex)
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I was the most joyful person when the President decided to call off
school.
(complex)
I was unhappy because I was looking forward to a cloudy day.
(compound)
He was not only very polite, but he was an industrious person.
(compound/complex)
When we decided to go out to eat, we did not know that a thunder
storm was nearby, and we left with no rain coats or umbrellas.
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Remember that . . .
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IC or independent clause is a
complete sentence.
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DC or dependant clause is not a
complete sentence
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What makes a sentence?
You need three things to make
a sentence.
 1. Subject
 2. Verb
 3. A complete thought
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Are these sentences?
When we went on a long journey
through the woods on a sunny
Friday morning.
 It was fine.
 Because he was not only tall but
also one of the hardest workers in
the area.
 Sing that song.
(View answers on the next slide.)
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Answers!
(Dependent clause)When we went on
a long journey through the woods on
a sunny Friday morning.
(Sentence)It was fine.
(Dependent Clause)Because he was
not only tall but also one of the
hardest workers in the area.
(Sentence)Sing that song.
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Form of the Simple
sentence:
Simple = IC
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Simple sentence
S
V
 The kitty purred softly.
S
V
 The bridge was far away.
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Compound sentence
IC ,cc IC.
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Compound:
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The kitty purred softly, and he
bounced on the pillow.
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The bridge was far away, but the
soldiers believed they could reach it
by night fall.
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Coordinating conjunctions,
and, but, yet, so, for, or, nor
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Uses of coordinators
And --- addition
 But and Yet --- contrast
 So --- result
 ____________________
 For --- reason
 Or or Nor --- option
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Write compound sentences.
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________________, but she sang the
song more beautifully than anyone else.
________________, and he did not feel
well that morning.
________________, for I was the only
person that knew the right answer.
________________, yet he did not know
what to do when the policeman arrived.
________________, or you will be put in
jail immediately.
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Complex sentence
A.
sc Dc , Ic.
When I was young, I ran a
mile every day.
B.
Ic sc Dc.
I ran a mile every day when I
was young.
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Complex
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As he bounced on a soft pillow, the
kitty purred softly.
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The soldiers did not think they would
reach the bridge because it was too
far away.
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Subordination conjunctions
after
Even if
whenever
although
wherever
as
In order
that
since
because
unless
while
before
until
Even
though
if
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whether
whatever
When
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Complete the complex sentences
When we were in San
Francisco,______________________.
 In the middle of the day there was an
explosion when__________________.
 I would not like to eat pizza if_______.
 Because she was the smartest student
________________________________.
Since the first day of
class,___________.
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Write complex sentences.
When ___________,___________________.
______________while__________________.
Since ___________,___________________.
Because ___________,_________________.
________________if ___________________.
Unless___________,_________________.
________________as__________________.
As_______________,__________________.
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compound/complex sentence
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2 IC --- 1 DC.
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Compound/Complex
The kitty purred softly, and she
bounced on the pillow as her master
read a funny magazine.
 The soldiers did not think they would
reach the bridge because the bridge
was far away, and they were being
eaten alive by hundreds of
mosquitoes.
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Summary
Simple -- IC.
Compound --
IC ,cc IC.
Complex -- A. IC sc DC.
B. sc DC, IC.
Compound/Complex
A. sc DC, IC ,cc IC.
B. IC
,cc IC sc DC.
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Assignment:
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Part one, provide the different parts of
the sentence -- IC, DC, SC, CC
a. Simple = IC
b.compound
c. complex
d.compound/complex
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Part two, write an example of each
sentence and identify the different parts.
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a. Simple
b.Compound
c. Complex
d.Compound/ complex
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Part three: Identify the sentence for the whole
paragraph.
Ignacio bought a couple of ice
cream cones for his family.
His wife liked banana pecan,
but his two daughters liked
mango. Since he only had
enough money for three ice
cream cones, he was left
without a cone. Each
daughter and his wife offered
Ignacio a taste of their ice
cream cones, and this made
Ignacio happy because he
felt their love for him.
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