E10 sentence work

**simple sentence- one independent (main) clause

one complete idea

s+v

The children escaped from Waknuk.

ss+v

David and his friends were psychic.

s+vv

David liked Sophie but hated Alan.

sss+v

David, Sophie, and her parents were worried.

s+vvv

                        (Oxford comma-optional, personal preference)

Sophie played by herself, lived alone, and was very careful.

Stylish choice, forget about grammar, fluidity, fluency

Sophie is was go.

sv

The cat with the white paws was asleep on the big bed.

simple subject- just noun or pronoun- one word “cat”

complete subject- simple subject plus all modifiers “The cat with the white paws”

                        prep phrase

The sweater (in the store) is expensive.

The sweaters in the store window is/are expensive.

s+v engine of the sentence, core, key

A pile (of books) is/are

BASIS/ FOUNDATION

**COMPOUND SENTENCE        SV SV

sv, FANBOYS sv.

for, and, nor, but, or, yet, so

SOBA

so, or, but, and

Sophie was very shy, but she played with David.- COMPOUND

Sophie was very shy but played with David.- SIMPLE

Sophie was very shy; however, she played with David.

; semicolon- low frequency

Sophie was very shy.  However, she played with David.- SIMPLE SENTENCES

Sophie was very shy.  Therefore, she played with David.

Sophie was very shy.  Surprisingly, she played with David.