
Sentence Structure General Hospital
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8th Grade
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Sarah Stover
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Grammar General Hospital
Where Sentences Get a Second Chance
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Parts of a sentence:
Subject - who or what the sentence is about
Predicate - the action (verb) of a sentence
Independent Clause - contains a subject and predicate; can stand on its own
Dependent Clause - usually contains a subordinating conjunction; cannot stand on its own
Prepare for Your Rounds
Review the information about sentences below.
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Multiple Select
Recall your Medical Training
Find all the independent clauses.
The pink polka-dotted giraffe was my favorite stuffed animal.
A hippo was splashing water all over the people watching him.
the purple grape
sitting on my chair
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Multiple Select
Recall your Medical Training
Select all of the dependent clauses.
The cat meows.
When the cat is fed.
Because she is hungry.
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Option 1: Join 2 independent clauses with a semi-colon
Option 2: Join 2 independent clauses with a comma and a coordinating conjunction (FANBOYS)
What is a compound sentence?
Prepare for Your Rounds
Review the information about sentences below.
A sentence that combines two independent clauses with proper punctuation and/or a coordinating conjunction.
How do I create a compound sentence?
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Multiple Choice
Recall your Medical Training
What are the coordinating conjunctions?
and, of , from, if, but, so
or, from, in, yet, with, to
in, on, at, so, or, and
for, and, nor, but, or, so
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Join the independent and dependent clauses with a comma and a subordinating conjunction
Reminder: The dependent clause can be placed at the beginning, followed by a comma, or at the end, usually without a comma.
What is a complex sentence?
Prepare for Your Rounds
Review the information about sentences below.
A sentence with one independent clause joined by at least one dependent clause.
How do I create a complex sentence?
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Multiple Choice
Recall your Medical Training
Which of the following are some subordinating conjunctions?
although, because, since, until, while
in, on, at, so, or, and
for, and, nor, but, or, so
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Structure of a Compound-Complex Sentence
Example: Although I was tired, I finished my homework, and I watched TV.
Breakdown:
Dependent clause: Although I was tired
Independent clause #1: I finished my homework
Independent clause #2: I watched TV
⭐ There are three parts — one dependent and two independent clauses.
Formula: (Dependent Clause) + (Independent Clause) + , (FANBOYS + Independent Clause).
Prepare for Your Rounds
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Multiple Choice
Identify the Problem
What type of sentence is this?
"I really wanted to do well on the quiz because I wanted an A in the class, and I got a B last quarter.
compound
complex
compound-complex
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Multiple Choice
Identify the Problem
What type of sentence is this?
"Juan played football, yet Juanita went shopping."
compound
complex
compound-complex
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Multiple Choice
Identify the Problem
What type of sentence is this?
"Because there was a snow day, the basketball game was rescheduled for Friday."
compound
complex
compound-complex
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Fragment - lacks a subject, predicate, or complete thought
Run-on - when 2 or more independent clauses are incorrectly joined together
Sentence Errors:
Prepare for Your Rounds
Review the information about sentences below.
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Match
Diagnose the Patients:
What is wrong with each sentence?
Match the sentence to the choice that best describes its error.
Running through the rain with a smile on her face.
She wanted to go to the store it was raining outside.
We missed the flights; the hotel wouldn't refund our money.
Sentence Fragment
Run-on Sentence
Correct sentence/no errors
Sentence Fragment
Run-on Sentence
Correct sentence/no errors
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Open Ended
Treat the Patients:
Rewrite the sentence fragment to make it a complete sentence.
"Running through the rain with a smile on her face."
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Open Ended
Treat the Patients:
Rewrite the run-on sentence to fix the sentence.
"She wanted to go to the store it was raining outside."
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Open Ended
Alert! This question is ON YOUR TEST!
Rewrite the following sentences so that they form one compound-complex sentence:
"They’re born meat and they die meat. We studied them for several of their life spans. Since it didn’t take long."
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Great work today!
Today you reviewed:
Sentence Parts
Subject & Predicate
Clauses
Sentence Errors
Sentence Fragments
Run-On
Sentence Types
Simple Sentence
Compound Sentence
Complex Sentence
Compound-Complex Sentence
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