Classifying Sentences According to Structure

Review for Quiz 9/14/12

Format for Quiz tomorrow:

• 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!