Sentence Structure

Performance Task #1

Greg ran down the street

Becky jumped over the wall

Tell swam the English Channel

Chyanne walked to the store

Lukas cooked a feast

Chase ran to the car and Lukas unlocked the door

and

Chad hit a volleyball but Tell blocked the hit

but

Chyanne didn't bring a lunch and Kristen ate her sandwich

and

Charlie drove his car and Jake was taken home

and

John hit the ball but Luke managed to catch it

but

Chase wrote a book after he was inspired

after

Greg shot a deer before the sun went down

before

Tell drove a car after he stole it

after

Lukas bought a shirt rather than wash his old one

rather than

Jake stole a bike rather than walk all the way home

rather than

I would like to go home, but the car is in the shop and I don't want to walk

John thought the movie was terrifying, I thought it had some some good scares, either way basements are a stupid idea.

I usually use a mouse whenever I am on my laptop, but I sometimes use the track pad

I just bought two new movies, one I saw in theaters, but the other one was only on DVD

Stephen King writes a lot of books, one of which is sitting on my table, the book is called Under the Dome

Performance tasks one and two

Performance task one:
Write 5 simple sentences ( bold or italicize the independent clause)

1. Most girls like to go shopping in the afternoon.

2. Noah walks to the store and gets junk food all the time.

3. Melissa went to school to study for a test.

4. McKenzie jogged to the store and bought milk.

5. Arielle and Kristen play volleyball all day long.

Write 5 compound sentences (bold or italicize the independent clauses)

1. I jumped on my bed and my friend jumped on my sisters bed.

2. Noah went to the store so Arielle went to the Co-op.

3. McKenzie studied all night and I watched movies all night!

4. The bell rang so I grabbed my books.

5. Trace threw the ball and Ryan caught the ball.

Underneath, write the coordinating conjunction(s)

1. And

2. So

3. And

4. So

5. And

Write 5 complex sentences (bold or italicize the independent and dependent clauses)

1. The kittens are purring because they like getting their milk.

2. When Julia handed in her paper, she forgot to attach the bibliography.

3. After we ate supper, Noah and Kristen received dessert.

4. Kent went to the movies after Aaron said yes.

5. Noah went back to the store after he forgot butter.

Underneath, writ the subordinating conjunction.

1. Because

2. When

3. After

4. After

5. After

Write 5 compound-complex sentences (bold or italicize the independent and dependent clauses)

1. Even though I enjoy shopping, I haven't had time to go lately, and I can't find anyone who wants to go with me.

2. I sometimes brush my hair whenever I feel like it, or I just leave it until I am ready.

3. We were going to a movie when a car accident occurred in front of us, luckily nobody was hurt.

4. The dog lived in the backyard, but the cat, who knew he was superior, lived inside the house.

5. We found out the hard way that the movie was racy and did not allow the other children to watch the next scene.

Underneath, write the coordinating and subordinating conjunctions.

1. And

2. Whenever

3. Luckily

4. But

5. And

Performance task two:

Why is it beneficial for writers to be able to identify different sentence structures, understand the difference between sentence structures, and be able to use different sentence structures?

It is beneficial for writers to be able to identify different sentence structures because it helps them make more interesting sentences that keep the audience interested. Sentence structures make writers realize they can become better writers and make it so there are not as many run on sentences. You could also make sure there are different lengths to your sentences. Being able to use different sentence structures enables you to know when to use independent and dependent clauses.

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.

Sept 2 Performance Task 2 - Chase S

It is beneficial for a writer to have a good understanding of different forms of sentence structures and to be able to properly use them in order for the writer to form consistantly high-quality informative/witty/interesting sentences.
A good example of said usage would be the previous sentence, which is compound/complex.