Simple, Compound, and Complex Sentences By Ms. Woodhouse

Writing Prompt Warm Up (100 Words) Choose your own topic or write about your favorite movie (its characters, plot, and outcome). What made this movie enjoyable for you? Why would others enjoy this movie too?

SOL Objectives: 9.6 Read a variety of literature 10.7 Determine sentence structure by reading a variety of literature 11.6d Read a variety of literature 12.4 Edit and revise sentences through the use of literature

Class Objectives: Given the smartboard, computers, and power point: Students will be able to determine the different types of sentence structures by analyzing and creating sentences; and complete two sentence structure quizzes with 80% accuracy.

Anticipatory Set (Copy In Notebook): Now that you know how to use commas, colons, and semicolons, combine these three sentences to form one sentence. 1. Michael plays football. 2. Michael is a quarterback. 3. Michael plays football for the Eagles.

Anticipatory Set Continued: Connection:Today, we are going to discover how simple, compound, and complex sentences work. Relevancy: Using a variety of sentence structures can help your application to be more descriptive when applying for a job.

Essential Questions (Copy In Notebook): 1. What are the different types of sentence structures? 2. What words can we use to combine two sentences? 3. How are independent clauses used in a sentence?

Simple Sentence (Notes) A simple sentence, also called an independent clause, contains a subject and a verb, and it expresses a complete thought, the predicate. In the following simple sentences, subjects are in yellow, verbs are in green, and predicates are in blue.   A. Some students like to study in the mornings. B. Juan and Arturo play football every afternoon. C. Alicia goes to the library and studies every day.

4 Simple Sentence Activities 1. Title: Predicate (Check your answers.-Honor Code) http://www.superteacherworksheets.com/subjectpredicate/simple-predicate.pdf 2. Title: Quia Predicate Game (Show teacher when you have finished.) http://www.quia.com/rr/36765.html 3. Title: (Show me your score after you have finished.) http://www.quia.com/quiz/718830.html 4. Title: Predicate Review (Write answers in your notebook.) http://englishforeveryone.org/PDFs/Complete%20Subjects%20and%20Predicates.pdf

Compound Sentences (Notes) A compound sentence contains two independent clauses joined by a coordinator. The coordinators are as follows: for, and, nor, but, or, yet, so. (Helpful hint: The first letter of each of the coordinators spells FANBOYS.) Except for very short sentences, coordinators are always preceded by a comma. In the following compound sentences, subjects are in yellow, verbs are in green, and the coordinators and the commas that precede them are in red.  A.  I tried to speak Spanish, and my friend tried to speak English.  B.  Alejandro played football, so Maria went shopping.  C.  Alejandro played football, for Maria went shopping.

3 Compound Sentences Activities 1. Title: Simple and Compound Sentences (Show answers in notebook and score.) http://webschool.wash.k12.ut.us/language/lessons/compoundsentences.html 2. Title: Conjunctions and Compound Sentences http://www.quia.com/pop/37751.html 3. Title: Combining Compound Sentences (Complete in notebook.) http://www.abcteach.com/free/w/wksht_grammar_compoundsentences.pdf

Complex Sentences (Notes) A complex sentence has an independent clause joined by one or more dependent clauses. A complex sentence always has a subordinator such as because, since, after, although, or when or a relative pronoun such as that, who, or which. In the following complex sentences, subjects are in yellow, verbs are in green, and the subordinators and their commas (when required) are in red.   A. When he handed in his homework, he forgot to give the teacher the last page.  B. The teacher returned the homework after she noticed the error.  C. The students are studying because they have a test tomorrow. D. After they finished studying, Juan and Maria went to the movies.  E. Juan and Maria went to the movies after they finished studying.

3 Complex Sentences Activities 1. Title: Complex Sentence PDF #1 http://freelanguagestuff.files.wordpress.com/2009/02/sentence- combining-4.pdf 2. Title: Complex Sentence PDF #2 http://freelanguagestuff.files.wordpress.com/2009/02/embedding -activity-5.pdf 3. Title: Complex Sentences PDF #3 (You should have six sentences when you finish.) http://freelanguagestuff.files.wordpress.com/2009/02/oval- sentences-connect-11.pdf

Sentence Structure Quiz 1. Quiz A: Compound Sentences and More (Show teacher your score) http://www.funtrivia.com/playquiz/quiz125805e69020.html 2. Quiz B: Sentence Structure Quiz (Write the sentences and answers in notebook.) http://faculty.valleycollege.net/apal/sentence-type_quiz.htm

Closure (Exit Slip From Lesson): 1. Summarize this lesson by defining each of these terms and writing an example sentence for each: A. Simple Sentence B. Compound Sentence C. Complex Sentence