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Sentence Types

Sentence Types. What Makes a Sentence a Sentence?. Subject + Verb (Predicate) Sentences do NOT begin with a coordinating conjunction Coordinating Conjunctions (F.A.N.B.O.Y.S.) For And Nor But Or Yet ; (Semicolon). Sentence Types. Simple (S) Expanded Simple (ES) Compound (CD)

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Sentence Types

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  1. Sentence Types

  2. What Makes a Sentence a Sentence? • Subject + Verb (Predicate) • Sentences do NOT begin with a coordinating conjunction • Coordinating Conjunctions (F.A.N.B.O.Y.S.) • For • And • Nor • But • Or • Yet • ; (Semicolon)

  3. Sentence Types • Simple (S) • Expanded Simple (ES) • Compound (CD) • Complex (CX) • Compound-complex (CD-CX)

  4. Simple Sentences • Subject + Verb • They have no other added information • Examples • Laura left. • Christine sneezed. • They drove.

  5. Expanded Simple Sentences • Subject + Verb + “Extra” • “Extra” includes: adverbs, adjectives, prepositional phrases, and/or direct objects • Examples: • The puppy pounced quickly. • We went over the river. • The batter hit the ball.

  6. YOUR TURN! • Write a paragraph (at least 5 sentences) about anything you did over the summer. • Every sentence must either be SIMPLE (S) or EXPANDED SIMPLE (ES)

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