hi i'm ashley and this is mia
in this video we'll learn about simple and compound sentences are you ready let's go
you already know that a sentence is a group of words that expresses a complete thought and that
a clause is a group of words that contains both a subject and a predicate or we could say a subject
and verb and you also know that an independent clause can stand alone as a complete sentence that
is a lot that you already know but there's even more to learn about sentences can you believe it
every sentence needs at least one independent clause my grandparents exercise that's an
independent clause so that's a complete sentence a sentence that has only one independent clause
is called a simple sentence we could add extra information like
at the gym that's a prepositional phrase we could add an adjective like active
we made the sentence longer but we didn't add another clause so my active grandparents exercise
at the gym is still a simple sentence it contains just one independent clause
so now we know that a simple sentence is a sentence that contains just one independent clause
read these two simple sentences with me we set up a tent we camped in the yard sometimes we combine
two simple sentences by joining them with a comma and a coordinating conjunction like we set up a
tent and we camped in the yard when we combine two independent clauses we have a compound sentence
a compound sentence contains two independent clauses they both have subjects and they both
have predicates and they are joined together with a comma and coordinating conjunction
so now we know about another type of sentence a compound sentence is a sentence that contains
two independent clauses joined by a comma and a coordinating conjunction
here's another example of a compound sentence mia likes to learn so she is happy when she learns new
things we have one independent clause mia likes to learn and another independent clause she is
happy when she learns new things the two clauses are joined by a comma and coordinating conjunction
okay so let's stop and review what we've learned
a sample sentence contains just one independent clause a compound sentence contains
two independent clauses joined by a comma and coordinating conjunction
i like tacos is a simple sentence i like tacos but my brother prefers sushi is a compound sentence
because it contains two independent clauses joined by a comma and coordinating conjunction
there are seven coordinating conjunctions to choose from when we are forming compound sentences
remember the fanboys for and nor but or yet so
which coordinating conjunction would you use to combine these two sentences
i like to dance i don't like to sing how about i like to dance but i don't like to sing we use the
conjunction but when the second independent clause suggests a contrast to the first one
and look at these our dog likes to go outside we take him for long walks
which coordinating conjunction would you use to combine these two simple sentences
i'm thinking so our dog likes to go outside so we take him for long walks
we usually use so when we combine two clauses that are related by cause and effect
okay one more you can have a whole sandwich
you can have a half sandwich which coordinating conjunction would you use to combine these
i think or would be a good choice you can have a whole sandwich or you can have a half sandwich
we use or when our two independent clauses present a choice
let's look at some sentences and decide whether they are simple or compound read with me
i like to read so i have a lot of books i see the coordinating conjunctions so and before so
we have an independent clause and after so we have an independent clause i know
this is a compound sentence let's try another one my sister likes peanut butter and jelly
the coordinating conjunction and is used and there's an independent clause before the word and
but there's not an independent clause after it so since there's just one that means yep
a simple sentence okay one more aunt martha is visiting us today
i see a subject and a predicate but no conjunction this is just one independent clause so it's simple
we've learned about two different types of sentences today
a simple sentence contains just one independent clause it might be short or it might be long but
if there's only one independent clause it's a simple sentence we also learned that a
compound sentence contains two independent clauses joined by a comma and a coordinating conjunction
every sentence that contains a coordinating conjunction is not a compound sentence but
if there is an independent clause before the conjunction
and another independent clause after the conjunction you know you have a compound sentence
i think that's enough to remember for today well except for one thing remember to always be clever