Compound & Complex Sentences
Compound Sentence Is made up of 2 simple sentences and joined by a coordinating conjunction
Simple Sentence
Coordinating Conjunction GLUE two separate sentences together to make one compound sentence There are 4 coordinating conjunctions ALWAYS use a comma before a coordinating conjunction
Compound Sentence Simple Sentence + Simple Sentence Comma + + Conjunction Has 4 PARTS
Underline the simple sentences and circle the conjunction
The girls went to the library, and they worked on their projects.
Simple Sentence
The girls went to the library, and they worked on their projects. Simple Sentence Simple Sentence
The girls went to the library, and they worked on their projects. Conjunction Simple Sentence Simple Sentence
Complex Sentence Is made up of a simple sentence, and a clause. Joined by a subordinating conjunction
Clause Is a group of words that has a subject and a verb EXAMPLES They moved so quickly He loved most movies
Subordinating Conjunction LINK a sentence and clause together to make a complex sentence There are 5 subordinating conjunctions NEVER use a comma IF a subordinating conjunction is in the middle of the sentence BECAUSE ALTHOUGHUNTILIF SINCE
Complex Sentence Simple Sentence + Claus + + Conjunction Has 4 PARTS Comma (Only if the conjunction is in the middle of the sentence)
Underline the simple sentence once, the clause twice and circle the conjunction
Although Rodney loved most animals, he didn’t like snakes. Simple Sentence
Although Rodney loved most animals, he didn’t like snakes. Simple Sentence Claus
Although Rodney loved most animals, he didn’t like snakes. Simple Sentence Claus Conjunction