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Sentences
What are sentences?
How can we make them properly?
What do you need for a sentence?
You need 3 things to have a sentence:
• Subject: person or thing to do an
action
• Predicate: the action (verb)
• FULL Thought
Identify the Subject and Predicate.
John went to the store for my mom.
John went to the store for my mom.
Jackson and Mike ate ice cream.
Jackson and Mike ate ice cream.
Kailey spilled her juice and made a
mess with her toys.
Kailey spilled her juice and made a
mess with her toys.
Compounds
Homework is a compound word because it
combines two words.
What do you think a compound subject is?
What do you think a compound predict is?
Sentences that just have one subject and one
predicate are SIMPLE sentences.
Identify the Compounds
Jackson and Mike ate ice cream.
Compound SUBJECT: Jackson and Mike are the
people doing the action (eating)
Kailey spilled her juice and made a
mess with her toys.
Compound PREDICATE: spilled and made are
the verbs
Compound Sentences
Compound sentences combine two
complete sentences into one sentence.
Creating compound sentences may help us avoid
Run-Ons, sentences that just won’t end. Another
way to avoid run-ons is to simply divide the
sentence into independent sentences.
Compound sentences may also make somewhat
simple writing suddenly become more complex.
Making a Compound Sentence
There are two ways to make a compound
sentence:
1. Combine sentences using a comma (,) AND a
conjunction.
Conjunctions are the small words we use to connect our thoughts. Some
conjunctions include: and, but, so, yet …
2. Combine sentences using a semicolon (;).
When you are using this option, the sentences should be very closely linked.
For example: I ran out of the room; I had to get sick.
Fixing Sentences
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