EQ: How does understanding of sentence
structure affect my writing success?
There are two types of
clauses:
1) Independent clause
2)Dependent (subordinate)
clause
 An independent clause has a subject and a
verb. It can stand by itself as a complete
sentence.
- We wanted to get home before the rainstorm.
- I earned an A on my research paper.
 A dependent clause has a subject and a verb, but it
cannot stand by itself as a complete sentence.
 Dependent clauses often have transitional adverbs
which clue the reader into it being a dependent
clause:
◦ Which
◦ Because
◦ Even though
◦ When
 Which is why we left early.
 Because I worked on my citations every night.
 There are four different sentence
types:
◦Simple
◦Compound
◦Complex
◦Compound-complex
 Contain one independent clause (one subject
and verb combination)
 They stand by themselves as complete
sentences.
 EX: My dog ate the pizza.
 EX: Aren’t you excited to give your speech?
 EX: Dogs, rabbits and kitty cats have toenails,
incisor teeth, feet and ears.
 Contain 2 independent clauses.
 The clauses are joined in one of two ways:
1) A comma and a conjunction
2) A semicolon
EX: My dog ate the pizza, and my cat drank all the
Gatorade.
EX: Speeches are fun, but completing worksheets is
not fun.
EX: We have conferences Thursday; I’ll be here until
8:30.
EX: She had coffee this morning; it was French roast.
 Contain 1 independent clause and 1
dependent clause
 They are typically joined with a comma or
without punctuation:
 EX: I ate breakfast because I was hungry.
 EX: Even though the bad guys have Superman
surrounded, he always fights his way out and
wins.
 Contain 2 or more independent clauses and 1
dependent clause.
 EX: Students always turn their work in on
time, and their parents are happy because
they work so hard.
 I earned an A on my research paper, so I
passed the course, which was my goal all
along.
 Write this on the back of your
Cornell notes. You are to write
two independent clauses and one
dependent clause using the
following images; exchange with a
partner and create two different
types of sentences (not simple)
from the clauses they’ve written.
 With the person next
to you, identify the
independent and
dependent clauses in
the sentences, add
any necessary
punctuation, then
state whether the
sentence is simple,
compound, complex,
or compound-
complex.
 I love frozen custard so I go to my local
Culver’s because they have vanilla
 Research papers are tough but they’re great
experience
 Even though I recorded my sources I have
problems with the Works Cited page
 Mr C will collect our outlines in class so I
did mine last night
 Her outline is late she forgot about it
 The final draft should be easy because I just
have to change a couple things
 It is Thursday and I am ready for break
because this has been a long week
 Today is a reading day I remembered my
novel
 Yesterday I forgot my pencil my notebook
my textbook my binder and my coffee
 If you study you’ll do better and you’ll
impress your parents
 Colleges will always evaluate your high
school grade point average
 Punctuation is sometimes boring but it will
appear on the English section of the ACT
 My writing has been strong so I will take the
writing portion of the ACT

 In partners, create a fictional story using
characters and plot events.
◦ Use all 10 vocab words correctly
◦ Underline vocab words
 Change the forms of the words where possible.
◦ Use exactly 2 of each sentence type (completed
assignment will be exactly 8 sentences in length)
 Simple
 Compound
 Complex
 Compound-complex

Clauses and sentence types lesson.ppt

  • 1.
    EQ: How doesunderstanding of sentence structure affect my writing success?
  • 2.
    There are twotypes of clauses: 1) Independent clause 2)Dependent (subordinate) clause
  • 3.
     An independentclause has a subject and a verb. It can stand by itself as a complete sentence. - We wanted to get home before the rainstorm. - I earned an A on my research paper.
  • 4.
     A dependentclause has a subject and a verb, but it cannot stand by itself as a complete sentence.  Dependent clauses often have transitional adverbs which clue the reader into it being a dependent clause: ◦ Which ◦ Because ◦ Even though ◦ When  Which is why we left early.  Because I worked on my citations every night.
  • 5.
     There arefour different sentence types: ◦Simple ◦Compound ◦Complex ◦Compound-complex
  • 6.
     Contain oneindependent clause (one subject and verb combination)  They stand by themselves as complete sentences.  EX: My dog ate the pizza.  EX: Aren’t you excited to give your speech?  EX: Dogs, rabbits and kitty cats have toenails, incisor teeth, feet and ears.
  • 7.
     Contain 2independent clauses.  The clauses are joined in one of two ways: 1) A comma and a conjunction 2) A semicolon EX: My dog ate the pizza, and my cat drank all the Gatorade. EX: Speeches are fun, but completing worksheets is not fun. EX: We have conferences Thursday; I’ll be here until 8:30. EX: She had coffee this morning; it was French roast.
  • 8.
     Contain 1independent clause and 1 dependent clause  They are typically joined with a comma or without punctuation:  EX: I ate breakfast because I was hungry.  EX: Even though the bad guys have Superman surrounded, he always fights his way out and wins.
  • 9.
     Contain 2or more independent clauses and 1 dependent clause.  EX: Students always turn their work in on time, and their parents are happy because they work so hard.  I earned an A on my research paper, so I passed the course, which was my goal all along.
  • 10.
     Write thison the back of your Cornell notes. You are to write two independent clauses and one dependent clause using the following images; exchange with a partner and create two different types of sentences (not simple) from the clauses they’ve written.
  • 13.
     With theperson next to you, identify the independent and dependent clauses in the sentences, add any necessary punctuation, then state whether the sentence is simple, compound, complex, or compound- complex.
  • 14.
     I lovefrozen custard so I go to my local Culver’s because they have vanilla  Research papers are tough but they’re great experience  Even though I recorded my sources I have problems with the Works Cited page  Mr C will collect our outlines in class so I did mine last night  Her outline is late she forgot about it  The final draft should be easy because I just have to change a couple things  It is Thursday and I am ready for break because this has been a long week
  • 15.
     Today isa reading day I remembered my novel  Yesterday I forgot my pencil my notebook my textbook my binder and my coffee  If you study you’ll do better and you’ll impress your parents  Colleges will always evaluate your high school grade point average  Punctuation is sometimes boring but it will appear on the English section of the ACT  My writing has been strong so I will take the writing portion of the ACT 
  • 16.
     In partners,create a fictional story using characters and plot events. ◦ Use all 10 vocab words correctly ◦ Underline vocab words  Change the forms of the words where possible. ◦ Use exactly 2 of each sentence type (completed assignment will be exactly 8 sentences in length)  Simple  Compound  Complex  Compound-complex