Exploring Sentence Types
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Objective
I can identify and construct simple, compound, and complex sentences.
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Warm-up video
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Key concepts
3 concepts
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A simple sentence contains one independent clause, meaning it has a subject, a verb, and expresses a complete thought.
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Compound sentences combine two or more independent clauses, often joined by coordinating conjunctions such as those remembered by the acronym FANBOYS.
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Complex sentences consist of one independent clause and one or more dependent clauses; a comma is needed when the dependent clause begins the sentence.
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Practice
12 questions
What are the three sentence structures discussed in the video?
Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of a simple sentence?
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Exit ticket
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“Write one example each of a simple, compound, and complex sentence. Label each sentence type.”
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