1. Simple/Compound/Complex Sentences
Ms. Christie

2. Sentences
Sentences are groups of words that have a subject and a predicate.
Sentences express a complete thought.
EX: Ms. Christie spills her coffee daily.

3. Simple Sentences
A simple sentence has one complete subject and one complete predicate.
Complete Subject: Names whom or what the sentence is about.
Complete Predicate: Tells what the subject does or has or what the subject is or is like.

4. Simple Sentences Complete Subject Complete Predicate Some people
travel.
Neither cars nor jets
are completely safe.
Trains and buses
carry passengers and transport luggage.
Freight trains
transport products to various cities.

5. Simple Sentence Examples
Most students are super awesome humans.
complete subject complete predicate

6. Compound Sentences
A compound sentence is a sentence that contains two or more connected simple sentences. Each simple sentence in a compound sentence is a called a main clause.
A main clause has a subject and predicate and can stand alone as a sentence.

7. Compound sentences
Many people find baby pigs adorable, and many others enjoy dressing pigs in outfits.

9. Compound sentence examples
Millions of people live in the cities, but many others reside in the suburbs.
Most people travel to work, and many of them use public transportation.
Helicopters can be used to monitor traffic conditions, or computers can more accurately predict traveling time.

10. Comma rule Which comma rule comes into play with compound sentences?
And-but-or? Put the comma before!
Millions of people live in the cities, but many others reside in the suburbs.
Most people travel to work, and many of them use public transportation.
Helicopters can be used to monitor traffic conditions, or computers can more accurately predict traveling time.

11. Comma Rule Continued
If no ‘and-but-or’, use a semicolon to join sentences.
People take trains, buses, and cars; some even fly.

12. Simple/compound practice
The state of Illinois lies below Wisconsin.
Simple
In 2001, a very important person graduated from Homer Junior High School.
She went on to become a teacher, and she came back to teach at Homer Junior High School.
Compound

13. Complex sentences Main Clause (simple sentence) is what?
Has a subject and predicate and can stand alone as its own sentence.
Subordinate Clause:
A group of words that has a subject and a predicate but does not express a complete thought and cannot stand alone as a sentence. A subordinate clause is always combined with a main clause in a sentence.

14. Complex sentences
A complex sentence is a sentence that has one main clause and one or more subordinate clauses.
Student friendly: A complex sentence has one main clause/simple sentence and one clause that cannot stand alone as a sentence.
EX: When the sun set, the caravans stopped for the night.
Subordinate Clause Main Clause

15. Complex sentences
Complex sentences are usually punctuated with a comma between the main clause and the subordinate clause.
The main clause or the subordinate clause can come first in the sentence.
When the dependent clause comes first, you use a comma. When it comes second, don’t use a comma.

16. Complex sentences
Compound sentences have the words and, but, or that connect the thoughts.
Complex sentences use the following words:
after
although as
because
before
even though if
since
though
unless
until
when
whenever
whereas
wherever
while

17. Complex sentence practice
Because I went to the store yesterday, I have a delightful tofu salad for lunch.
Because I went to the store yesterday, I have a delightful tofu salad for lunch.
Subordinate clause
Main Clause
*This is a complex sentence

18. Simple or complex? After I came home, I ate dinner. Complex
I usually like to go to the mall.
Simple
Before the museum closed, we visited our favorite exhibit.
I love going to the museum in the summer.

19. Complex or compound?
Mary and Samantha arrived at the bus station before noon, and they left on the bus before I arrived.
Compound
Because Mary and Samantha arrived at the bus station before noon, I did not see them at the station.
Complex

20. Simple/complex/compound?
Joe waited for the train.
Simple
Joe waited for the train, but it was late.
Compound
While he waited for the train, Joe realized it was late.
Complex

21. Simple/compound/complex cheat sheet
Simple Sentence: One complete subject, one complete predicate
Compound Sentence: Two simple sentences/main clauses combined with FANBOYS (for, and, nor, but, or, yet, so) and a comma OR a semicolon.
Complex Sentence: One simple sentence/main clause and one subordinate clause that is combined using these words: after, although, as, because, before, even though, if, since, though, unless, until, when, whenever, whereas, wherever, while.