1. Compound and Complex Sentences
Level 3
Language Arts
with Ms. Sheri
Lesson 20
Hard and Soft C
Compound and Complex Sentences

2. Hard and Soft C The word circle has a hard and soft c. soft c says /s/
hard c says /k/

3. Hard C can class crib came cap cliff crash cave cup clap camp card cut
club
clamp
cone
clam
crust
clod
cash

4. Soft C If c is followed by an e, i, or y it makes a soft c sound /s/.
circle
cent
soft c
soft c

5. Soft C race place mice cinch brace cell trace thrice ice nice ulcer
mace
center
face
rice
cinder
lace
twice
quince

6. This is the end of the phonics lesson for today.
You will practice what we have learned with the Hard or Soft C worksheet.

7. Simple Sentence
A simple sentence has one complete subject and one complete predicate.
A subject is who the sentence is about. The subject can be a single word or several words.
A predicate tells what happened in a sentence. The predicate always includes a verb.

8. Simple Sentence subject predicate Patrick and Jon ran to the river.
Aunt Melody planted five trees on Earth Day.
Daniel's team went out of town for a game.

9. Compound Sentences
A compound sentence is two simple sentences with related ideas joined with a comma and a conjunction such as and, but, and or.
Maggie was very tired, but she wanted to stay up for the party.
Her cousins were visiting, and they were all older than her.

10. Complex Sentences
A complex sentence is a simple sentence combined with a group of words that can not stand alone. It is joined with words such as if, because, as, or when.
If she stays up too late, she will be tired tomorrow.
I know this, because it has happened to me.

11. Sentence Fragments
A sentence fragment is an incomplete sentence. Words need to be added to make the fragment a complete sentence.
Locked the door.
This is a fragment because it is a predicate without a subject. Who locked the door?
The giant sea turtle.
This fragment has a subject but no predicate. What did the turtle do?

12. Complete Sentences
Erin locked the door.
A subject was added to make the fragment into a complete sentence. We now know who locked the door.
The giant sea turtle lay its eggs in the sand.
A predicate was added to the fragment to make it a complete sentence. We know know what the turtle did.

13. Run- on Sentences
Run on sentences are sentences that can be split into two sentences, or joined with a comma and linking word.
Run-on
Katie lives in the country she loves horses.
Complete Sentences
Katie lives in the country. She loves horses.
Katie lives in the country, and she loves horses

14. Run- on Sentences
Run-on sentences are usually long, but sometimes they can be short.
Axel surfs Chris sails.
Complete Sentences
Axel surfs. Chris sails.
Axel surfs, but Chris sails.

15. 1.Complete the Hard or Soft C worksheet
Assignment:
1.Complete the Hard or Soft C worksheet
2. Complete the Combining Sentences worksheet
3. Complete the Compound Complex Sentences worksheet
4. Read along with What Six Girls with Ballons Told the Gray Man on Horseback from Rootabaga Stories
Good bye