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EVERY lesson has a reflection in the last 5 minutes. WHAT - SO WHAT - NOW WHAT?
Sentence Types
Sentence Types
• Simple
• Compound
• Complex
• Compound-Complex
Basic Elements of Every Sentence:
A SUBJECT
and
A PREDICATE
Simple Sentences
Simple Sentences
ONE subject
ONE predicate
Observe
Observe
How a simple sentence is constructed...
"We went to Armidale yesterday."
"We <----- Simple Subject
went to Armidale yesterday." <--- Complete Predicate
Pronoun / Verb / Prepositional Phrase with Proper Noun / Adverb
Sentence Examples
Sentence Examples
Compound Sentence
•A compound sentence has more than one part that can stand alone (independent clauses).
Independent clauses are connected by coordinating conjunctions, conjunctive adverbs or a semi-colon.
"We went to Armidale yesterday, and most of us danced all night."
Pronoun / Verb / Prepositional Phrase with Proper Noun / Adverb / Coordinating conjunction / Indefinite Pronoun / Verb / Adverb
What words are Coordinating Conjunctions?
For
And
Nor
But
So
Yet
DO NOW: Write four compound sentences with four DIFFERENT conjunctions from the list above.
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