Simple & Compound Sentences

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Finish this sentence: A sentence is a group...

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of words that expresses a complete thought.

Front

What are the two parts of a sentence?

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Subject and Predicate

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Subject

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The part of the sentence that tells us whom or what the sentence is about.

Front

Predicate

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Includes the verb describing what the subject is doing and things that complete the verb's meaning.

Front

Simple Sentence

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one subject and one predicate.

Front

A simple sentence is also known as a...

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clause

Front

What does a compound sentence have?

Back

Two subjects and two predicates, is joined by a comma with one of the FANBOYS, two complete clauses.

Front

Which of these sentences is a simple sentence?

• Pugsley and Obi slept together on the couch.
• Buddy ran to the fence while Pugsley sat under the tree.
• Mrs. Schick worked all weekend, and her husband played computer games.
• The storm came, and it went.

Back

Pugsley and Obi slept together on the couch.

Front

Which of these is a compound sentence?

• The storm came, and it went.
• Pugsley ran to the fence.
• Obi got into the garbage.
• After getting into the garbage, Obi got sick and threw up.

Back

The storm came, and it went.

Front

Which of these is a compound sentence?

My cat played with straws.

,

After walking to the park, I sat on the swings.

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Pugsley and Buddy watched as Obi got into the garbage.

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I walked to the bathroom, and Taylor ran to the bathroom.

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I walked to the bathroom, and Taylor ran to the bathroom.