1. Beaver Dam Middle School Seventh-Grade Language Arts House Red

2. Simple Sentences The two parts a Simple sentence must have. _____________and_______________. List the two parts a Compound sentence must have. _____________and_______________. Subjectpredicate Independent clause An INDEPENDENT clause is strong and can stand on its own.

3. Is this a sentence? The barn cat. Jumping through the hoops. Wait! The basketball hoop and the lawnmower.

4. Is this a sentence? Do you know what is inside a corndog? REMEMBER: make a question into a statement. You do know what is inside a corndog. Max ate.

5. Is this a sentence? A bunny under the deck in the front yard. The horse jumped and galloped away. Over Spring Break, lots of fun.

6. Compound Sentences Just like an Oreo Cookie, a compound Sentence has two of the same types of shells/cookies with something in the middle that keeps them together. The INDEPENDENT Clauses are the outer cookies, and the FANBOYS are in the yummy middle keeping the clauses together.

7. Compound Sentences What kind of conjunctions are in Compound sentences? _____________________. Coordinating Conjunctions

8. Compound Sentences My husband was working, so I went shopping. I like chocolate ice cream, but my friend likes strawberry. I am on a diet, yet I really want some Flaming Hot Cheetos. He did not take the money, for it was not the right thing to do.

9. Complex Sentences List the two parts a COMPLEX sentence must have. _____________and _______________ INDEPENDENT CLAUSE DEPENDENT CLAUSE REMEMBER!!!!! A DEPENDENT CLAUSE CANNOT stand on its own. It needs a INDEPENDENT CLAUSE. Just like a child is dependent on his/her independent parent Independent Clause Dependent Clause

10. Complex Sentences What kind of conjunctions are in a Complex Sentence? SUBORDINATING CONJUNCTIONS Review your list of Subordinating conjunctions.

11. Can you do it? Make this into a compound sentence: Lunch is delicious Now make it into a complex sentence. Can you make it into a Compound/Complex sentence?

12. COMPLEX SENTENCES What kind of conjunctions are in COMPLEX sentences? __________________________ SUBORDINATING CONJUNCTOINS

13. Because the bridge wasn't properly maintained by the government, it fell down. Dependent Clause Independent clause Subordinating Conjunction

14. Although he ate a really big dinner, now he wants to eat cake for dessert. Dependent Clause Independent Clause Subordinating Conjunction

15. Whenever they eat at this restaurant, they order a hamburger and fries. Subordinating Conjunction Dependent Clause Independent Clause

16. He'll be able to maintain a healthy weight if he keeps exercising. Dependent Clause Independent Clause Subordinating Conjunction

17. Because the world is getting warmer, polar bears are in danger of becoming extinct. Subordinating Conjunction Independent Clause Dependent Clause

18. Compound/Complex Sentences

19. What kind of Sentences are These? When I go to Florida, I cant wait to eat grouper sandwiches. Emma is the girl who is going to Hawaii over Spring Break. The town where I moved from is Hayward, Wisconsin. I plan on cleaning my house over Spring Break, and I want to have some friends over. Many students like to use my laser pointer and hide it from me.

20. Make Compound Sentences out of this Sentence. I want ice-cream. Make that sentence above a COMPOUND sentence in two different ways. First, add something to the beginning. Second, add something to the end.

21. Make Compound Sentences out of this Sentence. Its hot outside, so I want ice-cream. I want ice-cream, and Blue Boy is not very far away from here. Independent Clause Continuing the Independent Clause

22. Make a COMPLEX sentence out of this sentence. I want ice-cream. Make the sentence above in to a COMPLEX sentence in two different ways. First, add something to the beginning. Second, add something to the end.

23. Write a COMPLEX sentence. I want ice-cream. Even though Im on a strict diet, I want ice-cream. I want ice-cream because the spring weather reminds me of summertime ice- cream adventures. Dependent Clause Independent Clause Dependent Clause