1. The Simple Sentence
Kansas Writing System

2. All sentences are made up of clauses.
The sentence is the basic unit of communication. One type of sentence is the simple sentence.
All sentences are made up of clauses.
No Homer ! Not that kind of Clause – independent and dependent clauses.

3. A complete simple sentence has:
ONE 1
________
independent clause(s).

4. A complete simple sentence always:
starts with a
_________________ . L
capital letter

5. A complete simple sentence always:
has
__________________ .
end punctuation
.!?

6. An independent clause always has two important parts:
The part that names who or what the sentence is about is called the ________ .
subject
The part that names the action or state of being is called the _________________.
verb or predicate

7. A complete simple sentence always:
makes
_______ .
(Sorry Homer.)
sense