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Sentence Sentence Development Development Mrs. Flynn’s Class


Sentence Sentence Development Development

ObjectivesDifferentiate between phrases and clauses.

Identify simple, compound, and complex sentences.

PP 3-1b



A sentence consists of words correctly arranged to form a complete statement or idea.

A Sentence

PP 3-2

A sentence

begins with a capital letter.ends with an ending mark of punctuation.



A phrase is a sequence of words which has neither a subject nor a predicate.

Phrase

PP 3-17

to score a goal to climb a tree

in our classroom at the soccer game



A clause is a sequence of words with both a subject and a predicate.

Clause

PP 3-18a

Independent clause: Is a complete sentence and can stand alone.

We raised money to help the Children’s Fund in Warwick.

Dependent clause: Is not a complete sentence and cannot stand alone. It must be joined to an independent clause to make sense.

When we raised money for the Children’s Fund,



When a dependent clause introduces an independent clause, place a comma at the end of the dependent clause.

Clause

PP 3-18b

If you want to win the game, you must practice.

Because I didn’t finish my work in school, I have extra homework.

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A simple sentence is one independent clause in a subject-verb pattern.

Simple Sentence

PP 3-20

Simple Sentence definition and example from Harcourt Grammar.



A compound sentence is two independent clauses connected by a coordinating conjunction.

Compound Sentence

PP 3-21

Compound Sentence definition from Harcourt Grammar.



A complex sentence consists of an independent clause and a dependent clause.

Complex Sentence

PP 3-22

Complex Sentence definition from Harcourt Grammar.



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