Analyzing Sentences

All sentences are made up of the 8 Parts of

Speech

To make a sentence you must have a

minimum of a subject (noun or pronoun) and
a verb.
The boy slept.
Subject = the boy
Verb / Predicate = slept
1 independent clause =
Simple Sentence
Mary and her mom slept through
the night.
Subject = Mary and her mom
Compound Subject
Verb / Predicate = slept

1 independent clause = simple

sentence
Mom ironed and hung up clothes
Subject = Mom

Verb / Predicate = ironed and hung

Compound predicate

1 independent clause = simple

sentence
Even though it was raining last
night, I slept well.
Subject = I
Verb / Predicate = slept

Even though it was raining last night

Sentence Fragment or
Dependent Clause
I slept well
Sentence or Independent
Clause
Dependent Clause and Independent Clause =
Complex Sentence
 I slept well last night, and I enjoyed
going to work the next day.

I slept well last night

Sentence or Independent Clause

I enjoyed going to work the next day

Sentence or Independence Clause

Two independence clauses = compound

sentence
I saw Rick last night and he said that you said that I
was a fat slob I don’t appreciate you saying that
about me so just stop it.

Run-On Sentence
Because it just runs on and on and on without
punctuation.

I saw Rick last night and he said that you said

that I was a fat slob! I don’t appreciate you
saying that about me. So just stop it.
Here is the car of my grandparents.

The car of my grandparents is here.

Subject = The car

Predicate = is

1 independent clause = simple

sentence
Do these clothes interest you?
These clothes do interest you.

Subject = clothes

Predicate = do interest
Down the road, the fat, old woman
traveled.

Subject = woman

Predicate = traveled

1 independent clause =
simple sentence