COMPOUND VS COMPLEX SENTENCES Procedures 1 GO DIRECTLY

COMPOUND VS. COMPLEX SENTENCES Procedures: 1. GO DIRECTLY TO SEAT AND SIT DOWN 2. COPY LEARNING QUESTION AND HOMEWORK IN AGENDA 3. SET AGENDA ON DESK FOR ENTIRE CLASS PERIOD 4. COMPLETE HANDOUT

THREE TYPES OF CONJUNCTIONS INB, PAGE 19 What is a Conjunction? Define & Give Examples: Coordinating Subordinating Correlative- –

WHAT TYPE OF CLAUSE IS FLAGGED BY A SUBORDINATING CONJUNCTION? A. ) dependent clause B. ) independent clause C. ) introductory independent clause D. ) introductory dependent clause

IDENTIFY THE CONJUNCTION IN THE SENTENCE. A. ) Sam and his brother will go to the soccer game together. B. ) When John goes to the game, he will bring his girlfriend, Sally. C. ) Mary will go with John, but Jim will go with Sally. D. ) Either Jim will go to the game with John, or he will stay at hom

CLAUSES AND CONJUNCTIONS The judges choose whoever had the highest scores. Theresa ran the concession, and she sold the goods when it opened. Zachery showered after the race was completed. Ellen went on a shopping spree, and then she ate dinner when her credit card was maxed out. The doctors examined the children who came to the clinic.

CORRELATIVE CONJUNCTIONS: Come in pairs. If there are not two, then its not correlative. Either, or, neither, nor not only, but also both, and Neither my class nor the seventh grade classes knew their parts of speech definitions. Either the sixth graders or the seventh graders will need to practice more often with their definitions. Both of the boys and many of the girls buy lunch in the cafeteria.

CORRELATIVE CONJUNCTIONS May OR may NOT form COMPOUND SENTENCES: Either [Sally will ride in your car], or [she will not attend the concert. ]= compound Neither the potted ivy on the counter nor the dirty dishes in the sink have enjoyed water on their surfaces for the past week. one verb = simple sentence Not only [do I play the drum set on Sunday mornings], but [I also play percussion including the cajon, shaker, and wind chimes]. = compound In the fall, Phillip will either start classes at the community college as his mother wishes or join the Navy, his father’s hope. One subject = simple sentence (but, as his mother wishes is a dependent clause = complex sentence)

IMPORTANT WAYS TO USE A COMMA 1. Before a conjunction in a compound sentence: Sandy wanted to keep Lob, and Lob wanted to remain with Sandy. 2. After an introductory dependent clause: After Lob traveled 400 miles, Sandy and her family decided to adopt Lob for good.

INTRODUCTORY DEPENDENT CLAUSES Jamal stepped inside ran into the haunted house. Jamal heard screams and groans. Jamal ran into the next room. Jamal saw himself in mirrors that lined the wall. Jamal’s shape changed in each mirror. As soon as Jamal stepped into the haunted house, he heard screams and groans. When Jamal ran into the next room, he saw himself in mirrors that lined the walls. Wherever Jamal looked, his shaped changed.

INTRODUCTORY DEPENDENT CLAUSES Tony sat at his desk in school. Tony was bored listening to the teacher drone on about the Boston Tea Party. Tony took out his cell phone and dialed the alien who lived with him. Tony whispered into the phone and asked the alien to make strange noises. Tony hid the cell phone in his desk. Tony and the class were startled by highpitched screeches and groans. The teacher stopped lecturing and Tony was happy. As Tony sat at his desk in school, he became bored listening to his teacher drone on about the Boston Tea Party. When Tony took out his cell phone, he dialed the alien who lived with him. After Tony whispered into the phone and asked the alien to ake strange noises, he hid the cell phone in his desk. Because Tony and his classmates were startled by high-pitched screeches and groans, the teacher stopped lecturing which made Tony happy.