Overview
Patterns of independent and dependent clauses create 4 types of sentences
Four Sentence Types: 1. Simple Sentence (1 IC)
2. Compound Sentence (2 ICs)
3. Complex Sentence (1 IC, 1 DC)
4. Compound/Complex Sentence (2 ICs, 1 DC)
Simple Sentence
Pattern: IC.
Examples:
1. My dog is named Charlie.
2. I had a cat named Blacky.
3. Charlie is a very bad dog.
4. Charlie is very mischievous.
Compound Sentences (2 ICs)
Three Types of
Compound
Sentences
A:
Joined with
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B:
Joined with ;
C:
Joined with ; and
Conjunctive adverb
Compound Sentence : a
Pattern:IC , for IC.and
nor
but Coordinating Conjunctions
or
yet
so
Example: Charlie barks at nothing, and my mom goes crazy.
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Compound Sentence: A
More examples…
1. My mom didn’t want Charlie, but my sister convinced her.
2. My sister is in Chicago, so my mom is left to take care of him by herself.
3. My mom claims she can’t wait to get rid of him, but she secretly loves him.
Compound Sentence : c
Pattern:IC ; therefore , IC.however
moreover Conjunctive Adverbs
furthermore
Example: I would love to have a cat; however, I know I don’t have time to take care of it.
Common Subordinating Conjunctions
Before After
When Although While Because If That Since
B
A
W
A
W
B
I
T
S
Complex Sentence : b
Pattern:IC DC.
Example: I like cats better than dogs because they are more independent.
Compound-Complex Sentences
3 Types of
Compound-Complex
Sentences
A:
IC, IC DC
B:
IC DC, IC
C:
DC, IC, IC
Compound/Complex Sentence : a
Pattern:IC , for IC DC.and
nor
but Coordinating Conjunctions
or
yet
so
Example: I try to clean the house every day, but it is hard when I have so much to do.
Compound/Complex Sentence : b
Pattern:IC DC , for IC.and
nor
but Coordinating Conjunctions or
yet
so
Example: I would clean the house if I got paid for it, but I definitely don’t get paid.
Compound/Complex Sentence : c
Pattern:DC, IC , for IC.and
nor
but Coordinating Conjunctions or
yet
so
Example: Since my husband goes to school full time, he doesn’t have time to clean, but he still does more than I do.
Now It’s Your Turn:
Identify the sentence type (simple, compound, complex, compound/complex) for each item below:
1. I was scared when my cat ran away.2. Charlie can be very difficult, but I still love
him because he is so cute.3. Charlie got away from his leash one day, but
he didn’t even try to run away.4. I am happy that my mom has to take care of
him.
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