WWBAT

iden*fy, make, and convert simple, compound, and complex sentences




Do Now: Copy the informa/on on Simple, Compound and Complex Sentences below
Simple, Compound, Complex Sentences
1. Simple Sentence: BJR is a great school
- shows one idea
2. Compound Sentence: BJR is a great school, and I love going there.
- combines two ideas using a comma and a conjunc/on (For, And, Nor, But, Or, Yet, So)
3. Complex Sentence: While I was aFending BJR, I learned many things

Could be a sentence
Could not be a sentence on its own on its own
(As, Although, AGer, While, When, Un/l, Because, Before, If, Since)
Part 1: Iden*fy whether the sentence is simple, compound or complex
1. The rabbit went under the fence, and the wolf could not follow it.
2. The campers stayed in the tent while the cold rain fell.
3. On Saturday we ate French toast.
4. Peter worked hard on his homework, yet he didn’t finish it.
5. Anne liked her doll and book best.
6. Every Wednesday the car drives down the road, and everyone runs.
7. Jane and Louise bought popcorn before the movie started.
8. Jennifer liked William’s friend, and she also liked his cousin.
9. The campers stayed in the tent while the cold rain fell.
10. Who ate the last donut on the counter?
11. We couldn’t go to the beach because the car broke down.
12. AGer he got home, my father read us a story.
13. The sun set, and the moon rose.
14. Before the queen rode in the parade, she gave a speech
Part 2: Break the compound sentence into two simple sentences
15. I wanted a puppy for my birthday, but I got a game.
16. The house was white, and the barn was red.
17. My aunt will stay with us, or we will go to my cousin’s house.
18. Some/mes it’s easy to do chores, but some/mes I must work harder.
19. The movies are expensive, yet we go anyway.
20. The lion roared loudly, yet the zebra did not run away.
21. The ghost floated down the hall, and the children hid under the table.
22. **CHALLENGE** I didn’t like running nor did I like swimming.
Part 3: Make one compound sentence using the two simple sentences.
23. The brown squirrel ran up the tree. The dog did not bark.
24. It was bed/me. It was s/ll daylight.
25. We could go to the movies. We could walk to the park.
26. Her favorite color is green. Her favorite dress is blue.
27. The children played in the yard. Their mothers sat on the bench.
28. The boy laughed. The girl giggled.
Part 4: Make the simple sentence into a complex sentence. Use the word in brackets to make the complex

sentence
29. The wind blows on the mountaintop. (since)
30. Our cousin wrote us a leFer. (while)
31. I cannot drink warm milk (if)
32. The colorful parrot flew into the tree (because)
33. Rohit and Mohak played on the football team. (even though)
34. Shalini laughed loudly at the movie. (when)
35. The doctor walked quickly. (un/l)
Part 5: Write a sentence as directed
36. 1 simple sentence.
37. 3 compound sentences.
38. 2 complex sentences.