STANDARD UW 7 L 01 Demonstrate command of

STANDARD: UW. 7. L. 01 • Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English grammar and usage when writing or speaking.

COMPLETE SENTENCES MUST HAVE: • A subject and a verb

WHAT IS AN ACTION VERB? • It describes what someone or something does • Add 2 more action verbs to your list

WHAT IS A HELPING VERB? • It helps the main verb describe the action.

WHAT IS A LINKING VERB? • It connects the subject with something that describes it. • The word after a linking verb is usually an adjective!

COMPOUND SENTENCES

COMPOUND SENTENCES • Consist of two or more sentences combined with a comma and a coordinating conjunction • Coordinating Conjunctions = F or A nd N or B ut Or Y et So • Independent clause + , FANBOYS + Independent Clause or SV, cc SV

• WARNING—not all sentences that use FANBOYS are compound. There must be a complete sentence BEFORE the coordinating conjunction (FANBOYS) and a complete sentence AFTER the coordinating conjunction (FANBOYS).

For example: S LV LV § I am happy to be going to the party and am thrilled I was invited. No comma is used here because the “and” doesn’t join 2 sentences (also called independent clauses).

• S LV • I am happy to be going to the party, but Joe is sad he didn’t get invited. • A comma is used here because “but” joins 2 complete sentences.

TRY COMBINING THESE: • The administration canceled classes at school today. • They sent everyone home on the busses. • The administration canceled classes at school today, so they sent everyone home on the busses.

TRY ANOTHER • School can be tiring. • School can also teach me many skills.

COMPOUND SENTENCE USING CONJUNCTIVE ADVERBS • Conjuctive adverb

WHAT IS THE PATTERN? • SV ; conjunctive adverb (CA), SV

RULES FOR USING A SEMICOLON IN COMPOUND SENTENCES • The sentences must be closely related. • The second sentence must explain or define the first.

THE PATTERN IS… • SV ; SV

WHAT IS A COMPLEX SENTENCE? • A sentence made up of an independent and dependent clause

WHAT IS AN INDEPENDENT CLAUSE? • A clause that can stand alone as a complete sentence or be joined with other clauses to form compound or complex sentences

WHAT IS A DEPENDENT CLAUSE? • A clause that cannot stand alone. It depends on the independent clause for it to have meaning. • It is also known as a subordinating clause or a clause that cannot stand alone.

WHAT ARE THE WORDS THAT BEGIN DEPENDENT CLAUSES? • Subordinating conjunctions

WHAT ARE THE COMMA RULES FOR COMPLEX SENTENCES? • When sentences begin with a dependent clause, a comma is used. • The pattern is : Dependent, independent. • When sentences begin with an independent clause, no comma is used. • The pattern is: Independent.