1/7/15 ELAGSE7L1b:Choose among simple, compound, complex, and compound-complex sentences to signal differing relationships among ideas. Write the date and copy the standard Circle the verbs Underline important nouns

Sentence Structure Warm-Up What are the 3 things that you must have to have a complete sentence? What is a subject? What is a predicate? What is a dependent clause? What is an independent clause? What are FANBOYS? In these sentences, label the subject, predicate and any clauses: 7. Chris likes bologna and cheese. 8. Amere went to the soccer game, and he watched Maria play. 9. Maria kicked the ball, but she didn’t score a goal.

Parts of a Sentence 1. A subject, a predicate, and a complete thought. 2. Subject – the noun or pronoun that answers who or what the sentence is about. 3. Predicate – the verb of the sentence. What is the subject doing? 4. Dependent Clause – contains a subject and a verb, but it does not express a complete thought. Usually starts with a subordinate conjunction (because, when, if, while…) 5. Independent Clause – expresses a complete thought and could stand alone as a complete sentence. 6. FANBOYS – For, And, Nor, But, Or, Yet, So - Used to separate two independent clauses in a compound sentence

Sentence Types Simple sentence – One independent clause Ex. Melisa and Kayleen went to the mall. Compound sentence – two independent clauses separated by a , and FANBOYS or a semicolon ; Ex. Amere kicked the ball, and he scored a goal. OR Amere kicked the ball; he scored a goal. **Important – You must have TWO subjects and TWO predicates to have a compound sentence. ** Ex. Amere kicked the ball and scored a goal. = simple

Complex Sentences Complex sentence = 1 dependent clause + 1 independent clause If the dependent clause starts the sentence, follow it with a comma. If the independent clause comes first, no comma. Because I like macaroni and cheese, I made Easy Mac for lunch. Subject Subject Predicate Predicate Dependent Clause Independent Clause

Subordinate Conjunctions Start DEPENDENT clauses after although as because before even if even though if in order that once provided that rather than since so that than that though unless until when whenever where whereas wherever whether while why

Steps to identify sentence type: Label the subject(s) and predicate(s). Circle any FANBOYS or semicolon. Check both sides of the FANBOYS or semicolon – Do you have TWO independent clauses? If so = compound *Remember – simple sentences can have FANBOYS. Ex. Melisa and Kayleen went to the mall. Circle any subordinate conjunctions. Is the subordinate conjunction part of a dependent clause with a subject and predicate? If so = complex If there are NO FANBOYS, semicolon, or subordinate conjunctions = simple sentence.

Let’s Practice Label the subjects/predicates, circle FANBOYS, circle subordinate conjunctions, and underline independent and dependent clauses. While the band played their music, the couples slowly danced on the floor. The team that won the Little League World series is from Columbus. We will swim when the sun comes out. My favorite book, which is a classic novel, was made into a film.