Compound Sentences

Clauses & Conjunctions

Clauses

• A clause is a group of words that has a subject and a verb.– Subject = noun; who did the action?– Verb = action

• An independent clause can stand alone as a sentence.– Erinn spun the wheel.

Simple Sentence

• A simple sentence has one independent clause.– Contains one subject and one predicate– One complete thought

Simple Sentences

• Austin threw a strike.

• Danny ran to the base.

• Marisela hit the ball.

Compound Sentence

• A compound sentence has two or more independent clauses.– Contains two subjects and two

predicates– Contains two complete thoughts

• A conjunction is used to combine the two sentences: and, but, or

Compound Sentences• Austin threw a strike, and the crowd

cheered loudly.

• Danny ran to the base, and the umpire called him safe.

• Marisela hit the ball, and Courtney caught it in the outfield.

Practice with Compound Sentences

• The angel came down from heaven, and God spoke to Mary through him.

• Independent Clauses• Subjects:• Predicates:• Conjunction:

Practice with Compound Sentences

• Michael wrote down his homework, but he forgot to bring home his planner.

• Independent Clauses• Subjects:• Predicates:• Conjunction:

Practice with Compound Sentences

• Will you order pizza, or did you pack your lunch?

• Independent Clauses• Subjects:• Predicates:• Conjunction:

Practice with Compound Sentences

• Lilyana is a basketball player, but she can’t play because she broke her arm.

• Independent Clauses• Subjects:• Predicates:• Conjunction:

Practice with Compound Sentences

• My mom cooked dinner. We ate outside on the patio.– Compound =

• Subjects:• Predicates:• Conjunction:

Practice with Compound Sentences

• Evan wanted chocolate chip cookies for dessert. Aiden ate the last three and none were left.– Compound =

• Subjects:• Predicates:• Conjunction:

Practice with Compound Sentences

• You can work on Brownie Points after you turn in your test. You can read a book instead.– Compound =

• Subjects:• Predicates:• Conjunction:

Practice with Compound Sentences

• Robbie played with his pet lizard. He fed his lizard at lunch time.– Compound =

• Subjects:• Predicates:• Conjunction:

Conjunctions

Compound Sentences

Conjunctions

• A conjunction is used to link the clauses in a compound sentence.

• What are the 3 conjunctions we use?

Compound Sentences

• I love blueberry pie, but my brother prefers pumpkin pie.

• conjunction =

• I make my bed every morning, and I open my blinds.

• conjunction =

Compound Sentences

• Did you watch Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, or did you play video games Saturday night?

• conjunction =

• Mr. Carpenter mowed the front yard, and Mrs. Carpenter planted mums by the front door.

• conjunction =

Conjunctions

• You can join two sentences that have two subjects or two predicates

• Use and or or• Compound Subject two or more

simple subjects with the same predicate

• Compound Predicates two or more simple predicates with the same subject

Compound Subjects and Predicates

• The leaves fall from the trees. The leaves cover the ground.

– The leaves fall from the trees and cover the ground.

Compound Subjects and Predicates

• Alexa works downtown. Paola works downtown.

– Alexa and Paola work downtown.

Compound Subjects and Predicates

• Miss Frazier teaches at SVF. Miss Green teaches at SVF.

Compound Subjects and Predicates

• Lebron James plays for the Miami Heat. Lebron James scores a lot of points.

Compound Subjects and Predicates

• Will you pick flowers in the field? Will you run in the field?

Compound Subjects and Predicates

• You can listen to the radio in the car. You can listen to the iPod in the car.