Sentence Style

CC2 SP 11

Simple sentences.

• Subject and Verb.Example:I run. Mary takes dance. Mark does yoga. Welike exercise.

What is the tone of this passage?

Compound Sentence

• Subject. Verb. Conjunction. Subject. Verb

Example:I run and Mary takes dance. Mark does yoga and we like exercise.

What is the tone of this passage?

Complex Sentence

Dependent Clause. Subject. Verb.

Because I like exercise, I run. Because she likes exercise, Mary dances. Because he likes exercise, Mark does yoga.

What do complex sentences help us convey?

Compound-Complex Sentence

Dependent clause. Subject. Verb. Conjunction. Subject. Verb.

Because we like exercise, I run, Mary takes and Mark does yoga.

What does a compound-complex sentence help us convey?

Coordination and Subordination

Coordinating conjunctions convey equal emphasis.

Example. Dance is popular and music is more popular.

Subordinating conjunctions help writers prioritize their points,

Example: While dance is popular, music is more popular.

In class exercise.

• Review your writing.• Note the typical sentence patterns that you use.• Experiment with a variety of sentence patterns to

convey tone and meaning, coordination and subordination.

See page 277 for sentence types and pages 238-239

for more on coordination and subordination.