Classifying Sentences...
Simple Sentence* Contains 1 independent clause
* No subordinate clauses ex. I am happy. ex. On the way home from school, she stopped for a hamburger at McDonald's with her friends. (the rest of the sentence is prep phrases) |
Compound Sentence* Contains 2 or more independent
* No subordinate ex. I studied for my math test, but I failed it anyway. * Often uses FANBOYS *For, and, nor, but, or, yet, so |
Complex Sentence* 1 independent
* 1 or more subordinate ex. When I write an English paper, I feel sad. |
Compound-Complex* 2 or more independent
* 1 or more subordinate ex. The room that the girl liked was blue, but she decided to choose the orange room. |
Steps to classify them...1. Cross out prepositional phrases
2. Label all subjects and verbs 3. Label each clause either independent or subordinate a. ask yourself can this stand alone? 4. Based on the number of independent and subordinate classify the sentence |
Examples...1. Tom liked that she wrote often, but he didn't like why she wrote.
a. Prep phrases: NONE b. Subjects/Verbs: Tom liked, she wrote, he like, she wrote c. Tom liked that she wrote often, but he didn't like why she wrote. d. Independent: 2 Subordinate: 2 e. This is a Compound-Complex! 2. Dina liked chocolate from Wegmans on the corner of Pine and Macungie. a. Prep phrases: from Wegmans, on the corner, of Pine and Macungie b. Subjects/Verbs: Dina liked c. Dina liked chocolate..... d. Independent: 1 Subordinate: 0 e. This is a Simple! |