Sentence Combining

The Simple Sentence A sentence will… Express a complete thought. It can stand alone. Contains a subject and a predicate. The SUBJECT tells who or what the sentence is about. The PREDICATE (VERB) tells about the SUBJECT.

Charles went to the park. The squirrel ate the food. The Simple Sentence A simple or BASIC sentence will have a subject and a verb (subject and predicate). EXAMPLES Charles went to the park. Laura saw a huge bear. The squirrel ate the food.

Subjects and Predicates Example ONE John drove his truck to the Canadian border. drove = Predicate John = Subject

Simple Subject The Simple Subject tells WHAT or WHOM the sentence is about. Chad, my next door neighbor, went to the store to buy some apples. Complete Subject Simple Subject The Complete Subject tells about the WHOLE subject of the sentence.

Simple Predicate The Simple Predicate tells about the Subject—just the basics John ran down the rocky trail. Complete Predicate Simple Predicate = ran I grabbed the bull by the horns. Complete Predicate Simple Predicate = grabbed

Kathy saw a humongous alligator in the ditch yesterday. Simple Predicate Subject Now YOU write 10 simple sentences. Underline the Simple Subject and circle the Simple Predicate

REMEMBER The Basic Sentence All a sentence needs to have to be complete is a SUBJECT and a PREDICATE (verb)…no matter how big or small it is. I ran. She walked. The bird hopped. The dog growled. He yelled. She cried. The man sat.

Compound Subject A sentence has a compound subject if there is more than one subject mentioned in the sentence Example: John and Joan went on a day long hike near Crater Lake. John, Joan = Compound Subjects Now write 5 Compound Subject sentences.

Compound Predicate = two verbs Andy went to the store and bought some gum. Compound Predicate = two verbs Compound Predicate Now write 5 Compound Predicate sentences.

Just What are FANBOYS? And, But, Or, Coordinating Conjunctions—they join two words or sentences together. And, But, Or,

The Compound Sentence A compound sentence consists of two sentences joined together by FANBOYS (And, But, Or, ) or a SEMICOLON. h John went to the store. He bought some apples. , and John went to the store, and he bought some apples.

Examples Laura wanted to go shopping, but she decided to stay home instead. Doug stayed at home all day long, and he used his free time to finish his work. Ms. Chivi needs to finish preparing her St. Patrick’s presentation at 1:00 p.m., or she will have to ask for help.