PPT-What is a compound sentence?

Grammar Toolkit Compound sentences Grammar Toolkit Compound sentences A compound sentence consists of two or more main clauses each of which can stand on its own Spotty loves Bruiser and Bruiser loves Spotty. Simple, compound and complex. WHAT MAKES A SENTENCE. NEEDS THREE THINGS…. 1 The words make sense and express a complete thought.. 2 It begins with a capital letter and ends with a full stop, exclamation mark or question mark.. . Simple & . Compound . sentences . PowerPoint. What is a simple sentence? . A simple sentence is made up of ONE clause. It may contain connecting words (conjunctions), but they will only be connecting words or phrases. . vs.. Compound Sentences. By Mrs. Shari Ferrer. Compound Sentence Elements. A sentence can have compound sentence elements, such as a compound subject, compound verb, compound direct object or subject complement, compound object of . A compound sentence has two or more independent clauses.. Examples. :. The students finished class, and they went to lunch.. Kevin did not want to hurt Kathy's feelings so he said nothing about her mistake.. English III. practice. Compound Sentences. COMPOUND SENTENCES . have . two or more ICs . (Independent . Clauses).. The students finished class. , and . they went to lunch.. Kevin did not want to hurt Kathy’s feelings. Sentences. Sometimes two simple sentences have related ideas. The sentences can be joined to form a . compound sentence.. Joining two sentences will make your writing smoother and clearer. Look at these examples.. vs. Simple Sentences with Compound Predicates!. Two Simple Sentences. Tom. . studied. a lot. . Tom. . did. n’t . pass. the test.. Compound Sentence. Tom . studied. a . lot. ,. but . Tom. . did. Types. A . sentence. can be defined as . a group of words expressing a complete thought. .. A . clause. is defined as . a group of words containing a . subject. and a . predicate. .. Subject and Predicate. Sentences can be structured in different ways.. A simple sentence has a subject and ONLY ONE verb:. The girl sprinted after the tiger.. The cat purred.. . What is a compound sentence?. A compound sentence is formed when you join two . Review. A clause is a group of words having a subject and a verb. . An . independent clause. can stand alone as a sentence. . A . dependent clause. is always used as some part of speech. . It . cannot stand alone as a sentence. Sentence Fragments. Compound Sentences. Complex Sentences. Compound Complex Sentences. Simple sentences have one independent clause, but they may have a compound subject or a compound predicate. . Simple Sentences. Basketball. If I were a I could stand alone as a sentence.. Independent Clause. If I were a dependent clause I would begin with a . Subordinating Conjunction.. Simple, Compound, or Complex, Compound-Complex. Herr Liszt made a hissing sound through his teeth and shook his head angrily.. He had hoped that Maria would take his side in the campaign to get away from Out-With, but he could see where her loyalties really lay. . IAE: T. Graham. Introduction to . Academic English . Sentence Structure. (www.c8.alamy.com, . n.d.. ). Three Sentence Types. Simple. . (1 subject + 1 verb). I enjoy swimming.. Compound. . (2 subjects + 2 verbs).