Review: The Simple Sentence

1. Review: The Simple Sentence

2. nouns verbs adjectives adverbs conjunctions prepositions In the evening, the new security guard at Ross watches carefully for shoplifters in the dressing room. In the evening, the security guard at Ross watches carefully for shoplifters . The security guard watches carefully . security carefully new In the evening, at Ross for shoplifters The guard watches. in the dressing room

3. In the evening, the new security guard at Ross watches carefully for shoplifters in the dressing room.

4. Compound Subjects

5. Tony fell off the bicycle. Tony and Iris fell off the bicycle.

6. Newspapers are the best source of news. Newspapers and radio are the best source of news.

7. Wild roses grow in the city’s park. Wild roses and daffodils grow in the city’s park.

8. The owner of the company and his new secretary attended the conference in San Diego.

9. The school’s principal and the winner of the essay contest made speeches on graduation day.

10. Compound Verbs

11. In the morning, my father always reads the paper. In the morning, my father always reads the paper and listens to the radio.

12. In my history class, the professor always picks on me. In my history class, the professor always picks on me and embarrasses me.

13. The coffee shop opens at six AM. The coffee shop opens at six AM and serves breakfast until 11 AM.

14. Verb Strings: Verbs Containing More than One Word

15. Anita sailed to Catalina. Anita will sail to Catalina. At the time of the murder, Anita was sailing to Catalina. Anita has sailed to Catalina ten times.

16. The nurses helped the patient. The patient was helped by the nurses. The nurses should have helped the patient. The patient should have been helped by the nurses.

17. On my 22nd birthday, I had just graduated from college. Our number was finally called. After just ten minutes, the town had been completely destroyed by the tornado.

18. Verbs before the Subject

19. Two pens are in the desk drawer. In the desk drawer are two pens.

20. A spider is on your arm. There is a spider on your arm. ? A spider is there on your arm.

21. The map of California is in the car. Where is the map of California? ?

22. At midnight, there was a fireworks display in the stadium. A fireworks display was in the stadium at midnight.

23. In the freezer were two old pieces of chicken. Two old pieces of chicken were in the freezer.

24. 1. There is a scratching noise coming from behind this wall. A scratching noise is coming from behind this wall. 2. On the bottom of the jar of preserves are the berries. The berries are on the bottom of the jar of preserves. 3. Floating near the base of the dock were several discarded aluminum cans. Several discarded aluminum cans were floating near the base of the dock. 4. In the middle of the woods behind our house sits an abandoned cabin. An abandoned cabin sits in the middle of the woods behind our house. 5. There were so many students talking at once that the instructor shouted for quiet. So many students were talking at once that the instructor shouted for quiet.

25. Subjects Separated from the Verb

26. The bag sat on the counter. The bag of nuts sat on the counter. The bag of nuts and candies sat on the counter.

27. One of the football players won a scholarship. The boxes in the trunk of my car are for Goodwill. A party at the Governor’s mansion will be the event of the season.

28. The price of the stereo speakers is too high for my wallet.

29. A trail of bloodstains leads to the spot where the murder was committed. 2. The winter clothes in the hall closet take up too much room. 3. A basket of fancy fruit and nuts was delivered to my house. 4. The garbled instructions for assembling the bicycle were almost impossible to follow. 5. Smoke from the distant forest fires is visible from many miles away.