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Click to edit Master title style,Click to edit Master text styles,Second level,Third level,Fourth level,Fifth level,*,Simple,Complex,and Compound Sentences,Time4Writing provides these teachers materials to teachers and parents at no cost.,More presentations,handouts,interactive online exercises,and video lessons are freely available at Time4W.,Consider linking to these resources from your school,teacher,or homeschool educational site.,The rules:These materials must maintain the visibility of the Time4Writing trademark and copyright information.,They can be copied and used for educational purposes.They are not for resale.,Want to give us feedback?Wed like to hear your views:,Copyright 2012 Copyright 2012,Dependent&Independent Clauses,To distinguish between,simple,complex,or,compound sentences,it is important to know what,independent,and,dependent clauses,are.,independent clause-,can stand on its own as a sentence,dependent clause-,cannot stand on its own as a sentence,Try saying the dependent clause(out loud)on its own;,does it,sound,like a complete thought?,Copyright 2012 Copyright 2012,Sentences can be,simple,complex,or,compound,A,simplesentence,has,one independent clause,A,complex sentence,has,one independent clause,and one or more,dependent clauses,A,compound sentence,joins two,independent clauses,Copyright 2012 Copyright 2012,A Simple,Sentence,has,one independent clause,with,one or more subjects,(,nouns,),and,one or more,predicates,(,verbs,),.,expresses a complete thoughtFor example,The dog sat.,Or,The dog and cat ate and sat.,Copyright 2012 Copyright 2012,A Compound Sentence,To make a compound sentence,join two independent clauses,or sentences that could stand on their own,and separate them with a,comma and a conjunction,(like,and,or,but,so,yet,etc.)or a,semicolon,(;).,For,example,I was too busy to play,so,he went outside without me.,so,is the conjuction that joins the two independent clauses,In,The game ended,;,our team lost.,the semicolon(,;,)joins the two independent clauses,Copyright 2012 Copyright 2012,A Complex Sentence,has one,independent clause,which can stand on its own as a sentence,AND,one or more,dependent clauses,which cannot stand on their own,Words like,because,when,or,after,might indicate a complex sentence,For example,in,When I walked downstairs,I had a big surprise,whichis the,independent clause,and which is the,dependent clause?,Copyright 2012 Copyright 2012,I had a big surprise,is the,independent,clause because it could stand on its own.,When I walked downstairs,is the,dependent,clause because it is not a complete sentence on its own.,Here are a couple more examples of complex sentences.The,dependent,clause is in blue:,After the big storm,the neighbors helped pick up branches.,Because I didnt clean my room,I wasnt allowed to watch television,.,Copyright 2012 Copyright 2012,The end.,More free SENTENCE WRITING resources:,fragments&run-ons,types of sentences,improving sentence structure,common sentence errors,Eight-week SENTENCE WRITING courses:,elementary school,middle school,high school,Copyright 2012 Copyright 2012,
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