Think Pair Share

Break this sentence apart into the subject and predicate.

Mr. Nuno’s wife had a baby boy.

Mr. Nuno’s wife

had a baby boy

Simple Sentence

A sentence that has one complete thought.

Examples:

My mom and dad went to the movies last night.

My sister went to the mall and to the movies.

Compound Sentence

A sentence made up of TWO or more COMPLETE thoughts.

Examples:

My mom went to the market, and my brother went to the park.

My sister ate some popcorn, and I ate some nachos.

How can we tell what type of sentence it is?

1. Find the conjunction (and, or, but, so) 2. Separate the parts of the sentence using a brace map. 3. Ask yourself, “Does the sentence have ONLY 1 complete thought? If yes,

it’s simple. if not, it’s compound.

The man stole and ice cream cone and ran down the street.

and

The man stole an ice cream cone

and

Ran down the street.Simple Sentence!

How can we tell if it’s a simple sentence?

1. Find the conjunction (and, or, but, so) 2. Separate the parts of the sentence using a brace map. 3. Ask yourself, “Does the sentence have ONLY 1 complete thought?

The children played video games and ate delicious treats.

and

The children played video games.

and

ate delicious treatsSimple Sentence!

How can we tell if it’s a simple sentence?

1. Find the conjunction (and, or, but, so) 2. Separate the parts of the sentence using a brace map. 3. Ask yourself, “Does the sentence have ONLY 1 complete thought?

My mom loves dancing but hates singing in public.

but

My mom loves dancing

but

hates singing in public.

Simple Sentence!

How can we tell if it’s a simple sentence?

1. Find the conjunction (and, or, but, so) 2. Separate the parts of the sentence using a brace map. 3. Ask yourself, “Does the sentence have ONLY 1 complete thought?

My mom went to the market, and she bought some milk.and

My mom went to the market

and

She bought some milk

Compound Sentence!

How can we tell if it’s a simple sentence?

1. Find the conjunction (and, or, but, so) 2. Separate the parts of the sentence using a brace map. 3. Ask yourself, “Does the sentence have ONLY 1 complete thought?

My brother graduated from college,and he moved back home.

and

My brother graduated from college

and

he moved back home.

Compound Sentence!

How can we tell if it’s a simple sentence?

1. Find the conjunction (and, or, but, so) 2. Separate the parts of the sentence using a brace map. 3. Ask yourself, “Does the sentence have ONLY 1 complete thought?

You can ride a bike to school, or you can ride with a friend.

or

You can ride a bike to school

or

you can ride with a friend.Compound Sentence!

What did we learn today? What is a simple sentence? What is a compound sentence? Is the following sentence simple or

compound? The girl joked with her friends, so she

could make them laugh. Let’s Practice (worksheet)