Classifying Sentences According to Structure Review for Quiz

Classifying Sentences According to Structure Review for Quiz 11/22/13

Format for Quiz Friday 11/22: • Part I: Determine whether the clauses listed are “dependent” or “independent. ” • Ex. The dog is smelly and mean. Independent. • Ex. If you go to town. -Dependent. • Ex. The house that mom bought. Dependent.

Part II: Simple sentences • • • Develop a few examples of simple sentences. Ex. Sally went for a walk. It is cold. I like shoes. I don’t know. I went to the store. Ex. The cat is white. Requiem for a Dream is a good but depraved film. The food is good.

Part III: • Compound sentences: • You will be given examples of compound sentences. However, you will have to organize them by either using a semicolon (; ) or a comma and a conjunction (, and ). • Maria went to Shoprite, • Lucy went home. • Maria went to shoprite; she bought oranges. • Lisa came to school today, but she forgot all of her books. • The students stared at Miss O’Keeffe and Miss Goodwin; the teachers kept teaching anyway.

Part IV: Complex Sentences • For each example given, isolate the independent clauses from the dependent clauses. • Ex. Coaches like working with athletes who show dedication. • Independent: Coaches like working with athletes. • Dependent: Athletes who show dedication.

Part V: Compound – Complex Sentences • Identify sentences as “yes” for Cd-Cx or “no. ” • Ex: When these laws were enacted, employers read them, but they didn’t always obey them. • Today no such child labor abuses are tolerated (in England) (or in the United States).

• When the sun came out, swimmers quickly returned to the water.

• COMPLEX!

• Far from the crowded theater stood the playwright who had written the successful musical.

• Complex • Far from the crowded theater stood the playwright—independent. • The playwright who had written the successful musical. —dependent.

• Tina chose the hotel, but Rosa preferred the cabin.

• Compound

• The smell of the mint in the garden refreshed us after a long, weary tour.

• Simple!

• Students hate to study, and they would much rather bully each other as they count down for graduation. • Students hate to study—Independent. • They would much rather bully each other— independent. • As they count down for graduation— Dependent.

• Students hate to study—Independent. • They would much rather bully each other— independent. • As they count down for graduation— Dependent. • Compound-Complex!