Simple Sentences Mini Lesson

To Review:  Simple sentences can have more than one subject and more than one predicate, but can only have one clause.

Simple Sentences

The dog slept.  

One subject, one predicate, one clause.

The dog and the cat slept.

Two subjects, one predicate, one clause.

The dog slept and ate.

One subject, two predicate, one clause.

The dog and cat slept and ate.

Two subjects, two predicate, one clause.

Compound Sentence

The dog ate and the cat slept.

                Two subjects, two predicates, two clauses.