1. Sentence Imitation – Notes #8 Trouble is a part of your life, and if you don’t share it, you don’t give the person who loves you a chance to love you enough. -Dinah Shore

2. Trouble is a part of your life, Independent Clause – a group of words that can stand alone as a complete sentence

3. Sentence Imitation and Coordinating Conjunction – a word that can join two independent clauses.

4. Sentence Imitation if you don’t share it, Dependent (subordinate) clause – a group of words that depends on an independent clause to exist as a sentence. Subordinating Conjunction – a word that can begin a subordinate clause.

5. you don’t give the person who loves you a chance to love you enough. Independent clause with a Dependent Clause in the middle of it.

6. Sentence Imitation Trouble is a part of your life, (ind. clause) and (coordinating conjunction) if you don’t share it, (dep. clause) you don’t give the person (ind. clause-first half) who loves you (dep. clause) a chance to love you enough. (ind. clause- second half) NOW WRITE A SENTENCE OF YOUR OWN THAT CONTAINS ALL THESE ELEMENTS.

7. This type of sentence is called a COMPOUND- COMPLEX SENTENCE. Define COMPOUND- COMPLEX SENTENCE. What are some reasons for using COMPOUND SENTENCES rather than just simple sentences?

8. Sentence Imitation The Ancient Mariner said to Neptune during a great storm, “O God, you will save me if you wish, but I am going to go on holding my tiller straight.” -Montaigne NOW WRITE A SENTENCE OF YOUR OWN THAT CONTAINS ALL THESE ELEMENTS.

9. Sentence Creation Combine the following simple sentences into: Combine the following simple sentences into: A) A compound sentence B) A complex sentence C) A compound-complex sentence Here I stand. I can do no other. God help me. -Martin Luther