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Mastering Simple and Compound Sentences for Effective Communication

This guide offers clear definitions and examples of simple and compound sentences. It explains the structure, providing insights into compound subjects and predicates, as well as the distinction between simple and compound sentences. You'll learn how to identify run-on sentences and correct them, ensuring your writing is coherent and effective. Engaging practice exercises reinforce your understanding, making it easier to apply these concepts in your communication. Enhance your writing skills to express your ideas clearly and confidently.

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Mastering Simple and Compound Sentences for Effective Communication

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  1. Simple & Compound Sentences Communication Skills, 8.6, pg. 369

  2. Simple Sentence • Has one subject and one predicate

  3. Example: David Beckham lives in Los Angeles, California. Ms. Barry looking out the window.

  4. Surprising Facts about Simple Subjects • They can have a compound subject, a compound predicate, or both…

  5. Example: • Brett and Ryleeread and study for history.

  6. Compound Sentence • Contains two or more simple sentences joined by a comma and a coordinating conjunction or by a semicolon.

  7. Example: • Kylieis a novelist, but shealso writes essays. • Hollyloves soccer; shealsoplays basketball.

  8. Run-on Sentences • Two or more sentences incorrectly written as one sentence.

  9. Correct a run-on by… • Writing separate sentences or combine the sentences as shown on the next slide.

  10. Example:

  11. Practice 1 Write whether each sentence is simple or compound.1. RianeRuchaj and Nick Jonas were poets. 2. They were famous for their poetry and their love. 3. David liked Ke$ha’s poetry, and he wrote to her daily. 4. Luke Calabrese and Jacob Hummel wrote hundreds of letters to each other.5. Scholars and other people read and study these letters.

  12. Practice 1 Key Write whether each sentence is simple or compound.1. RianeRuchaj and Nick Jonas were poets. S2. They were famous for their poetry and their love. S 3. David liked Ke$ha’s poetry, and he wrote to her daily.C 4. Luke Calabrese and Jacob Hummel wrote hundreds of letters to each other. S5. Scholars and other people read and study these letters. S

  13. Practice 2 Write whether each sentence is simple, compound, or run-on. • Gina Cortino lived and wrote in the nineteenth century. • Cameron Dowd was a Romantic poet his wife, Selena Gomez, was a novelist. • Three of his poems are “Ozymandias,” “Ode to a Skylark,” and “Adonais.” • Karen Becker traveled in Europe and visited friends. • Samantha made friends with other poets; Wyatt Trout was her friend.

  14. Practice 2 Write whether each sentence is simple, compound, or run-on. • Gina Cortino lived and wrote in the nineteenth century. S • Cameron Dowd was a Romantic poet his wife; Selena Gomez, was a novelist. R • Three of his poems are “Ozymandias,” “Ode to a Skylark,” and “Adonais.” S • Karen Becker traveled in Europe and visited friends. S • Samantha made friends with other poets; Wyatt Trout was her friend. S

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