Spring Break Grammar Packet

I have given each and every one of you a packet for Spring Break to work on. This, I believe, will help you immensely when the STAAR Writing Exam comes along (April 2nd and 3rd-- oh my!)

Today I will giving you guys some resources on identifying simple, compound, complex, and compound-complex sentences through some examples and videos.

Now, a sentence is a group of words containing a subject and predicate.

As we have learned, we can categorize sentences into four main types on the number and type of clauses they contain:

1. Simple (one independent clause):

   We drove from Connecticut to Tennessee in one day.

2. Compound (more than one independent clause):

   We were exhausted, but we arrived in time for my father's birthday party.

3. Complex (one independent clause and at least one dependent clause):

   Although he is now 79 years old, he still claims to be 65.

4. Compound-complex (more than one independent clause and at least one dependent clause):

   After it was all over, my dad claimed he knew we were planning something, but we think he was really surprised.

Below is a video on sentence types: simple, compound, complex, and compound-complex. Here is a video that will break them down for you in a fun, easy way. Plus, it has Snoopy in it!

I will post more resources in the days to come. Remember, if you have any questions you have my e-mail: claudia_ramos@live.com, as well as my phone number and facebook. I have also told you that I will meet with you anytime/anywhere as long as I received my beauty rest (and breakfast tacos). I hope you have a fun and safe spring break!