Performance task #1 and #2

•Performance task #1:
◦Write 5 simple sentences (bold or italicize the independent clause)
Some students like to study in the mornings.
Juan and Arturo play football every afternoon.
Alicia goes to the library and studies every day.
Kelsey ran to the tree and hid underneath.
Mark went to the store and bought some chips
◦Write 5 compound sentences (bold or italicize the independent clauses)
I tried to speak Spanish, and my friend tried to speak English.
Alejandro played football, so Maria went shopping.
Alejandro played football,and Maria went shopping.
Mark kicked the soccer ball,and John stopped it.
Becky hit the volleyball, and Kristen got hit in the face.
■Underneath, write the coordinating conjuction(s)
◦Write 5 complex sentences (bold or italicize the independent and dependent clauses)
When he handed in his homework, he forgot to give the teacher the last page.
The teacher returned the homework after she noticed the error.
The students are studying because they have a test tomorrow.
After they finished studying, Juan and Maria went to the movies.
Juan and Maria went to the movies after they finished studying.
■Underneath, write the subordinating conjuction
when
after
bercasue
◦Write 5 compound-complex sentences (bold or italicize the independent and dependent clauses)
Although I like to go camping, I haven't had the time to go lately, and I haven't found anyone to go with.
We decided that the movie was too violent, but our children, who like to watch scary movies, thought that we were wrong.
We were going to the movie, when a car crashed into a building, because the driver had fallen asleep.
Even though he prefers to eat with a fork, he chooses to use chopsticks in Chinese restaurants, however, they aren't easy to use.
I usually use a pick whenever I play the guitar, or I just use my fingers.
■Underneath, write the coordinating and subordinating conjuctions
And
because
however
or
but
when
•Performance task #2
◦Answer the following question:
■Why is it beneficial for writers to be able to identify different sentence structures, understand the differences between sentence structures and be able to use different sentence structures?

It helps them to construct better sentences and make their writing more interesting. Writers can be more aware of their writing. They need sentence structure to make their writing better. It stops them from making run on sentences. This makes sure that there is varying sentence lengths. You need to understand differences in structure so you know when to use dependent and independent clauses.