Question

simple and compound sentences
identify subjects predicates, + clauses
a.

1. maizon will attend a new school soon.
2. margaret and maizon have been friends for a very long time.
3. maizon is going to blue hill, but margaret will stay behind.
4. she will leave soon, and she still has to pack.
5. this last summer with maizon is a time of great change for the girls friendship.
6. maizon thinks of margaret as her best friend in the whole world.
7. sometimes things change, and they cant change back again.
8. the friendship may end, or it may stay the same.

b.

1. ms. tory held margarets hand, but she did not speak.
2. maizon kept margaret from doing things, but now maizon is gone.
3. margaret will try new things, or she will stay the same.
4. margarets dad died, and she lost her best friend.
5. the summer had brought sadness, and margaret had suffered.
6. next summer might be better, or it might be worse.
7. margaret hoped for better times, but she couldnt count on them.

reteaching: a simple sentence is a sentence that expresses only one complete thought. a compound sentence is a sentence made up of two simple sentences joined by a comma and the word and, but, or or.
circle subject underline the predicates, and label clauses.

Explanation:

For part A:

• Sentence 5: "This last summer with Maizon is a time of great change for the girls’ friendship." It has one subject (This last summer) and one predicate (is a time of great change for the girls’ friendship), so it is a simple sentence.
• Sentence 6: "Maizon thinks of Margaret as her best friend in the whole world." One subject (Maizon) and one predicate (thinks of Margaret as her best friend in the whole world), simple sentence.
• Sentence 7: "Sometimes things change, and they can’t change back again." Two independent clauses joined by "and", compound sentence.
• Sentence 8: "The friendship may end, or it may stay the same." Two independent clauses joined by "or", compound sentence.

For part B:

• Sentence 2: "Maizon kept Margaret from doing things, but now Maizon is gone." Two independent clauses joined by "but", compound sentence.
• Sentence 4: "Margaret’s dad died, and she lost her best friend." Two independent clauses joined by "and", compound sentence.
• Sentence 5: "The summer had brought sadness, and Margaret had suffered." Two independent clauses joined by "and", compound sentence.
• Sentence 6: "Next summer might be better, or it might be worse." Two independent clauses joined by "or", compound sentence.

Answer:

A.

1. Simple
2. Simple
3. Compound
4. Compound

B.

1. Compound
2. Compound
3. Compound
4. Compound