1. The All-American
Sentence Family!
N. Williams September 2010
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2. IT ALL STARTS WITH
CLAUSES!
• INDEPENDENT CLAUSE -
• is a part of a sentence that can stand
alone and make sense by itself
• contains a subject and a verb
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3. IT ALL STARTS WITH
CLAUSES!
• DEPENDENT CLAUSE -
• is a group of words that has a subject
and a verb, but cannot stand alone or
make sense by itself
• needs to be attached to a dependent
clause in order to make sense
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4. You gotta know the
codes!
S - simple sentence
CD - compound sentence
CX - complex sentence
CD-CX - compound-complex sentence
IC - independent clause
DC - dependent clause
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5. MEET MONTY
• He’s a single adult.
• He lives alone - a very simple existence!
• He likes being by himself - (or with his
money)
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6. “I live a simple life.”
(simple sentence) (one independent clause)
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7. Meet Homer & Marge
• A young couple on the rise
• They’ve fallen in love and chosen to build a
life together.
• As a pair, they make an outstanding team!
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8. “She smiled at me, so I
had to meet her!”
(compound sentence) (two independent clauses)
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9. Meet Ned, Rod, and
Tod Flanders
• I am a single father!
• I love singing songs and telling stories by
the campfire.
• My boys are all I have and I am all that they
have!
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10. “After this act, we’ll make a
campfire!”
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11. The Simpson Family
• We are one strong family!
• Without two parents in our home, our
children would not be able to support
themselves!
• We rock!
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12. Though most of her friends
didn’t understand it, Marge truly
wanted to be a housewife, and
she enjoyed every minute of it.
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14. Simple Sentence
(one independent clause)
The family is only a single
adult.
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15. Compound Sentence
(two independent clauses)
The family is a married
couple.
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16. Complex Sentence
(one independent clause and one or more dependent
clauses)
The family is a single parent
with one or more children.
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17. Compound-Complex
Sentences
(two independent clauses and one or more dependent clauses)
The family is a married
couple with one or
more children.
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