SENTENCE+TYPES

- Every sentence must have a subject (who or what the sentence is about) and a predicate (what the subject is like or doing). - A sentence must always have at least one INDEPENDENT CLAUSE, is a complete thought and makes sense. INDENDENT CLAUSE - a group of words that has a subject and a predicate, and makes complete sense. DEPENDENT CLAUSE - a group of words [|Two Types of Clauses.doc]
 * First of all, what is a sentence? **


 * Types of Sentences: **There are three types of sentences we will learn and use this year....simple, compound, and complex. These three different types of sentences combine one or more clauses.

Check out this [|powerpoint] that outlines the basics of - simple, compound, and complex sentences.

- Try this game to practice your knowledge of these types of sentences. Sentence Sort Game


 * =SIMPLE SENTENCE= ||  || =COMPOUND SENTENCE= ||   || =COMPLEX SENTENCE= ||
 * SV, SSV, SVV, SSVV ||  || i,ci or i;i ||   ||   ||
 * 1 (or more) SUBJECT(S) +

1 (or more) VERB(S) = independent clause ||  || 2 or more simple sentences joined by a conjunction For And Nor But Or Yet So ||  || 1 dependent clause + 2 independent clauses ||