Transcript Phrases & Clauses

•Phrases and Clauses
•Simple Sentences
•Compound Sentences
Contains a subject and a verb
 There are two different types.
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Also known as “subordinate.”
It contains BOTH a subject and a
verb, but does NOT express a
complete thought
It cannot stand alone, and beg the
questions: “What?” “When?”,
“Where?, “Why?,“How?”, and
“Who?”
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When Todd was little
If you were right
Whenever I hurry to school
These are fragments…they do
NOT express a complete
thought
Contains a subject & a verb
 It also expresses a complete
thought!
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These can stand alone as a
sentence.
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The air deodorizer is gone.
The ten of hearts is missing from
the deck.
I live down the street.
These are all complete
sentences.
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If the mail has come.
Mike carried the apple box.
When the door opened.
Stop and see us.
We washed the car.
While you were out.
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There are four types of sentences. The
first is SIMPLE.
Simple sentences have one subject
and one verb
Think of sentence types as having
structural equations:
 Simple Sentence = I (one
independent clause)
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Identify two simple sentences
 Within each simple sentence,
underline the subject
 Within each simple sentence,
underline the verb
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Simple sentences have two subjects
and two verb
Equation :
 Compound Sentence = I+I (two
independent clauses joined by a
comma OR semicolon)
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Identify two compound sentences.
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One compound sentence must include a comma
and coordinating conjunction
 Remember: FANBOYS (for, and, nor, but, or, yet, so)
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One compound sentence must include a semicolon
to join together both independent clauses.
 Within each sentence, underline the subject
 Within each sentence, underline the verb
 Within each sentence, circle the separate
independent clauses