Lesson 23

Eight Cousins

4. a. Finally, not only can parts of a sentence be compounded, but sentences can as well. You know that a simple sentence consists of a subject and verb and makes one complete thought. That is, it can stand alone. Very often we connect two or more complete sentences to form a compound sentence. The first sentence in the literature passage is a compound sentence. Circle the conjunction joining the two complete  sentences.

The main parts of a compound sentence would be diagrammed like this:

Notice that each sentence has its own base line. The second sentence is below the first, connected by the conjunction which is on a solid horizontal line.

b. Diagram the following compound sentences. By now, you should be able to diagram every word in the sentence.

l) I can go to the park, or I can go to the beach.

2) Bill loves spinach, but his little brother does not like it.
3) Thick clouds covered the sun, and it rained.

c. Do you remember the gerund? It is a verb form ending in
-ing used as a noun. Write a sentence using a verb form as a gerund.

d. Look at the first sentence of the literature passage. The last two words read laughing face. In this sentence, the word laughing is a verb used as an adjective. This is called a participle. Participles are verb forms ending in -ing or -ed used as an adjective.
Ex: Her bewildered face surprised everyone.

Underline the participles.
1) Flying vehicles amaze my grandmother.
2) Jim put away his folded clothes.

4.
a. for

b. 1)






2)

c. Answers will vary.

d. 1) Flying vehicles amaze my grandmother.

2) Jim put away his folded clothes.