DAY ONESIMPLE SENTENCES

EXAMPLES:San Francisco is a wonderful city. (simple sentence with one subject and one predicate).Spring and fall are the best months to visit. (simple sentence with a compound subject)Eager tourists bike or walk around the city in the warm weather. (simple sentence with a compound predicate)Locals and tourists bike or walk around the city on the weekends. (simple sentence with a compound subject and a compound predicate)

Choose one of the topics below and create three sentences centered around that topic. Underline the subject(s) and

predicate(s) in each sentence.

homework vacation outer space under the sea

DAY TWOCOMPOUND SENTENCES

DAY THREECOMPOUND SENTENCES

Grammar – Types of Sentences

A simple sentence contains a subject and a predicate. (Either

or both may be compound.)

One subject and one predicate

Compound subject

Compound predicate

Compound subject and compound predicate

A compound sentence has two or more independent clauses. An independent clause has a subject and a predicate and can stand alone

as a sentence. Independent clauses are usually connected by a coordinating conjunction: for, and, nor, but, or, yet, so (plus a comma).

(Hint: You can remember these with the acronym, FANBOYS.)

EXAMPLE: The Golden Gate Bridge and Coit Tower are popular attractions in San Francisco, yet tourists also visit Pier 39. (compound sentence with two independent clauses – see if you can identify the subjects and predicates in both independent clauses.)

Write two sentences for each set of words. Follow the instructions!

hamburgers; hot dogs as the compound subject of a simple sentence:______________________________________________________________________________________________________

as subjects in a compound sentence.

______________________________________________________________________________________________________

hit; catchas the compound predicate of a simple sentence:______________________________________________________________________________________________________

as predicates in a compound sentence:______________________________________________________________________________________________________

The clauses of a compound sentence are typically connected by one of the coordinating conjunctions (FANBOYS) and are usually separated by a comma placed before the conjunction.

EXAMPLE: Many tourists visit San Francisco during the summer months, but they are often surprised by the bitter cold weather.

However, a semicolon can be also used between two independent clauses instead of a coordinating

conjunction and a comma.

EXAMPLE:San Francisco is known for its many hills; they make it one of the most thrilling cities to drive through in the country.

Write a short paragraph about one of the following topics. The paragraph should include one simple sentence and two compound sentences. One compound sentence needs a comma and coordinating conjunction (FANBOY) and the other compound sentence needs a semicolon.

my favorite book my favorite song my favorite food my favorite sport

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DAY FOURCOMPLEX SENTENCES

DAY FIVECOMPOUND-COMPLEX SENTENCES

A complex sentence consists of a single

independent clause and one or more

dependent clauses.

A complex sentence will always contain

a subordinate conjunction (because,

after, since, etc.) or a relative pronoun

(that, whom, etc.). When a complex

sentence has its dependent clause

before the independent clause, you

must include a comma at the end of

the dependent clause. If the dependent

clause comes after the independent

clause, no comma is needed.

EXAMPLES:

Since I was hungry, I ordered an extra

large pizza.

I ordered an extra large pizza since I

was hungry.

*Notice where the dependent clause is

located in each of these sentences.*

Complete the sentence starters to create complex sentences. Remember to follow

the rules to the left! (Hint: You may need to add commas, subordinate conjunctions,

or relative pronouns to some sentences.)

1. After eating three slices of banana cream pie _______________________________

_____________________________________________________________.

2. Mr. Wilson is a strict teacher __________________________________________

_____________________________________________________________.

3. Because she lied on her college application _________________________________

_____________________________________________________________.

4. When Stella arrived home after three weeks at volleyball camp____________________

_____________________________________________________________.

Subordinating Conjunctions Relative Pronounsafteralthoughasbecausebeforeeveneven thoughif

onceprovided thatrather thansinceso thatthanthatthough

unlessuntilwhenwheneverwherewhereaswhereverwhile

thatwhowhicheverwhichwhoeverwhomwhomever

A compound-complex sentence combines

two or more independent clauses with at

least one dependent clause.

EXAMPLES:

Because I ate so much for breakfast, I

was extremely full, and I had to lie down

on the couch to rest.

I took a flight to Italy, but I had a brief

layover in Switzerland first since it was

too expensive to fly direct.

Complete the sentence starters to create compound-complex sentences. Make sure to follow

the criteria for a compound-complex sentence (two or more independent clauses with at least

one dependent clause).

1. After school got out for summer, (dependent clause) _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

2. Even though Cece was exhausted, (dependent clause) _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

3. Austin doesn’t like mystery books (independent clause) because ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

4. Usually, ______________________________________ (dependent clause),

_______________________________________________ (independent clause), and

__________________________________________________(independent clause).

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