Simple and Compound Sentences

A sentence is a group of words that form a complete thought. It must contain : A SUBJECT (Person place thing or idea) AND a VERB (The thing the subject is or the thing the subject is doing).

A simple sentence

Example: Mrs Telea drove to school.

Mrs Telea drove to school.

Subject

Verb

Example: The dog played with the stick

The dog played with the stick

Example: John had never been to the library before

Example: The sheep were sleeping

Highlight the subject in red and the verb in blue.

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1. The beginning of the movie was terrible.

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• The kittens were adopted by the family.

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• Nutella sandwiches are my favourite .

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• The boys have league training monday afternoons.

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• The children are at the playground.

Write 10 Simple sentences. Highlight the

subject in red and the verb in blue.

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Compound sentences = 2 simples sentences joined together by a conjunction - for, and, nor, but, or, yet, so, (FANBOYS)

Mrs Telea drove to school. She was happy. (simple)

Mrs Telea drove to school, and she was happy. (compound)

She changed the lightbulb. She didn’t like fixing things. (simple)

She changed the lightbulb, but she didn’t like fixing things. (compound)

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Turn these simple sentences into 1 compound sentence.

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1 - The house was too expensive. The house was too small.

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2 - Mrs Salu went to the party. She took 20 bags of chips.

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3 - In the weekend I ate loads of lollies. I didn’t feel sick.

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4 - I will be singing in the rock band. I will not be playing guitar.

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5 - The path was dark. I slowly found my way

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Create a 20 sentence story. Highlight simple sentences in green and compound sentences in yellow. Post your 20 sentence story on your blog along with a blurb about your learning.