1. Today’s Bellringer 04/15/13 Read this sentence from an article.
Read the dictionary entry for the word lethal:
“Migratory birds, those that spend the winter in one place and the summer in another, fly high when the weather is nice.”
What situation most closely resembles the behavior of migratory birds?
A homeowner in New York who spends the winters in Florida
A resident of Denver who likes to participate in winter sports
A person in the military who moves to a new base every two years
A person who visits Hawaii and decides to move there.
Lethal- 1. extremely dangerous 2. causing death 3. causing disaster 4. devastating
Which definition of lethal shows how the word is used in the following sentence?
“Where only 50 to 100 bees of the native species might attack, thousands of this type of swarmed in to inject lethal amounts of venom.” 1 2 3 4

2. Simple and Compound Sentences
Simple Sentence- a sentence that must have a subject, verb, and a complete thought.
Example: The fresh apple tasted good for a snack. (__)
1.) Simple Sentence with Compound Parts-When a sentence includes two or more parts, such as a compound subject or verb, even though it expresses one thought.
Example: Sara’s mom and dad worked in the yard. (____)
Sara’s dad raked and burned the leaves in the yard. (____)
2.) Compound Sentence-two complete sentences joined together correctly.
Ways to Combine
a. Use a comma and conjunction (ForAndNorButOrYetSo)
(Ex. The mosquito flew around my head, but I ignored it.
b. Use a semicolon and a transitional word.
(Ex. The mosquito flew around my head; however, I ignored it.
c. Use a semicolon only
(Ex. The mosquito flew around my head; I ignored it.

3. SIMPLE SENTENCE SUBJECT PREDICATE Mary plays tennis.
one subject one predicate

4. Simple Sentence
Tom and Mary
play tennis.
Compound Subject
&

5. Simple Sentence play tennis and swim. Tom and Mary
Compound Subject Compound Predicate
&
&

6. SIMPLE SENTENCE with compound subject
Tom and Mary play tennis.

7. SIMPLE SENTENCE with compound subject and compound predicate
Tom and Mary play tennis and swim.

8. Compound Sentence We went to San Juan, and
most of us danced all night.

9. Compound Sentence We went to San Juan,
Subject
Verb
Prepositional phrase
We went to San Juan,
Predicate
Coordinating
Conjunction
and most of us danced all night .
Subject
Modifying phrase
Verb

10. Compound Sentence Use of Coordinating Conjunctions
SUBJECT
PREDICATE
and
SUBJECT
PREDICATE

11. Compound Sentence
Tom
swims,
and
Mary
plays tennis.

12. COMPOUND SENTENCE: FANBOYS CONJUNCTIONS
FOR
AND
NOR
BUT OR
YET SO

13. COMPOUND SENTENCE: COORDINATING CONJUNCTIONS
Tom swims, and Mary plays tennis.
Clause Clause 2
Independent Independent

14. COMPOUND SENTENCE: COORDINATING CONJUNCTIONS
Tom swims, and Mary plays tennis.
Comma before “and”
in compound
sentences!

15. COMPOUND SENTENCE: CONJUNCTIVE ADVERBS
MOREOVER
HOWEVER
OTHERWISE
THEREFORE

16. COMPOUND SENTENCE: CONJUNCTIVE ADVERBS
Bob is handsome; moreover, he is rich.
Note: Semicolon
before conjunctive
adverb and comma
after conjunctive adverb!

17. COMPOUND SENTENCE: SEMICOLON
Tommy has benefited from his exercise program; he is slim and energetic.

18. Let’s Practice Compound or Simple? The bell rang.
Bridget ran the first part of the race, and Tara biked the second part.
The skier turned and jumped.
You and I need piano lessons.
I planned to go to the hockey game, but I couldn’t get tickets.
Dorothy likes white water rafting; however, she also enjoys kayaking.

19. Scavenger Hunt
There are simple sentences and compound sentences all around the room. Your group must find and identify the different types to record on your sheet before the 3 minutes is up. Good luck!

20. Maizon will attend a school soon.

21. Dorothy likes white water rafting; however, she also enjoys kayaking.

22. You and I need piano lessons.

23. Jonah is thinking of attending a new school soon.

24. Taylee and Jenny have been friends for a very long time.

25. Alex is going to Cottonwood High, but Zac will stay behind.

26. Isabella will leave soon for summer camp; she still has to pack.

27. This last summer with Kiera was a great time of change for the girls’ friendship.

28. Kaylee thinks of Giselle as her best friend in the world.

29. Sometimes things change, and they can’t change back again.

30. The friendship may end, or it may stay the same.