1. Types of Sentences A review of simple, compound, and complex

2. The Building Blocks of all Sentences  Remember: All sentences must have a _________, which describes who or what the sentence is about. In addition, all sentences must have a ___________, which describes what the ________ does.  * VIDEO: School House Rock- “Mr. Morton” VIDEO: School House Rock- “Mr. Morton” subject predicate

3. Compound Sentences: Fanboys What is the definition of a compound sentence? A sentence made up of at least two independent clauses joined together by a coordinating conjunction (fanboy) and a comma or by just a semicolon What are the fanboys? For, And, Nor, But, Or, Yet, So

4. NOTICE:  "I could have screamed, but I didn't. I could have fought, but I didn't."  Maggie Stiefvater, Shiver (1).  “Early wild flowers were dotting the deep green of the fields, and the sky was clean and blue.”  Katherine Paterson, Bridge to Terabithia (118).  “In matters of style, [you] swim with the current; in matters of principle, [you] stand like a rock.”  Thomas Jefferson Create a key to label what each different font color represents Red = Independent Clause Purple = Independent Clause #2 Gold = Coordinator (conjunction and comma, or semi-colon) Green = Prepositional Phrase All of these sentences are compound!

5. The Comma Splice: The bane of English Teachers  COMMA SPLICE/RUN-ON: When you join two sentences with only a comma.  It snowed yesterday, we did not leave early.  It snowed yesterday, but/yet we did not leave early.  It snowed yesterday; we did not leave early.

6. One last time  Compound Sentences are Hip! Compound Sentences are Hip!

7. Practice: Phrase or clause? 1.Running errands 2.While we ate 3.By no fault of her own 4.During the movie 5.When the movie finished 6.To make her happy 7.Happiness is everything 8.Beneath the soil 9.Ahead of the curve 10.But she didn’t notice 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.

8. Practice: Phrase or clause?- Answers 1.Running errands PHRASE 2.While we ate CLAUSE 3.By no fault of her own PHRASE 4.During the movie PHRASE 5.When the movie finished CLAUSE 6.To make her happy PHRASE 7.Happiness is everything CLAUSE 8.Beneath the soil PHRASE 9.Ahead of the curve PHRASE 10.But she didn’t notice CLAUSE

9. Observe  Ms. Haeusser and Mrs. Christein love to read and write.  Ms. Haeusser loves to read, and Mrs. Christein loves to write.  Ms. Haeusser reads a book while Mrs. Christein writes a poem.

10. Observe  Ms. Haeusser and Mrs. Christein love to read and write.  Ms. Haeusser loves to read, and Mrs. Christein loves to write.  Ms. Haeusser reads a book while Mrs. Christein writes a poem.

11. Imitate  Write a simple, compound, and complex sentence that has the same subject and verb in all sentences.

12. Let’s construct some simple sentences. Draw a line to connect the subject with a predicate.  Mrs. Frederick  Ms. Haeusser  Mrs. Christein  Mr. Daley  Mrs. Lang  7 th Graders  Pets the cat  Had a daughter  Bought a beautiful black dress for the dance  Felt ill  Hopes for a special Valentine’s Day Card The youngest students This is not a predicate because it does not contain an action for the subject

13. “One of these things is not like the other” DIRECTIONS: Identify which item does not belong; be able to explain why the item is out of place.

14. The school dances always prove to be a good time, but students often complain that they pass too quickly. The end of the marking period is a busy time for students and for teachers alike. Mr. Daley and Mrs. Caldwell both attended Central Bucks, but they never knew one another. Mrs. Hickman does not kick- box anymore, but she was once a great fighter. This one does not belong because it is not a compound sentence. It is a simple sentence with a compound object. It only has one independent clause.

15. The PSSA tests are going to be challenging this year. We have already had a number of snow falls, yet we have not had any snow days! You should listen to your parents; they really do love you. School is not meant to be easy, nor should you always expect to earn perfect scores. This one does not belong because it is a simple sentence. The rest are compound.

16. Practice:  DIRECTIONS: In the following exercises, turn the sentence pairs into single compound sentences. Use a comma and a conjunction OR a semicolon to join the sentences. You can rearrange or add words in the sentence to make it sound better, but only if necessary.

17. PRACTICE:  Little Ann won the beauty contest. Billy got the silver cup.  The Grammy Awards were last night. I enjoyed watching the performances.  Last year we had many snow days. This year we have only had one.  Many people wanted the Seahawks to win the Superbowl. The Patriots won.  I don’t want to get sick. I wash my hands very well.

18. PRACTICE:  Little Ann won the beauty contest, so/and Billy got the silver cup.  The Grammy Awards were last night; I enjoyed watching the performances.  Last year we had many snow days, but this year we have only had one.  Many people wanted the Seahawks to win the Superbowl, yet the Patriots won.  I don’t want to get sick, so I wash my hands very well.

19. The Preposition Song AboveAcrossAfterAgainstAlong AmongAroundAtBeforeBehind BelowBeneathBeside Between Beyond ByDuringForFromInInto LikeNearOf OffOnOverThroughTo Toward UnderUntilUpWith WithinWithout

20. Types of Clauses: Independent, Dependent, and Santa  AAAWWUBIS is an acronym to help us remember ______________________, which make ______________________  FANBOYS is an acronym to help us remember______________________, which join ______________________  Cap on head, suit that’s red, special night, beard that’s white helps us remember... wait, that’s not relevant Subordinating Conjunctions Dependent clauses Coordinating Conjunctions Independent clauses