Journeys Reader's Notebook SE, G6 https://www-k6.thinkcentral. com/content/hsp/reading/journeys201 7/na/gr6/practice_readers_notebook_ se_9780544853249_/launch. html2/3 115 Name Date Lesson 10 READER’S NOTEBOOK Children of the Midnight Sun Grammar: Longer Sentences More Compound and Complex Sentences A simple sentence contains a subject and a predicate. It states a complete thought. Whales are huge. Their blubber is used in many ways. The conjunctions and, but, and or can be used to make two simple sentences into a compound sentence. Compound sentences have two subjects and two predicates. Fish are plentiful, and they provide much of a Tlingit child’s diet. A complex sentence contains an independent clause joined to one or more dependent clauses. The conjunctions after, although, as, because, before, if, since, so that, until, when, and while can be used to make a simple sentence and a dependent clause into a complex sentence. Although they dine on fish and other marine animals, the Tlingit people also eat many kinds of berries. Thinking Questions Does the sentence have two subjects and two predicates? Does the sentence contain an independent clause? Is the clause joined to one or more dependent clauses? Activity Label each example a simple sentence, compound sentence, or complex sentence. If there is a conjunction, circle it. 1. The mountains were covered in snow. 2. Seri had seen snow, but he had never seen so much. 3. Although he had been to the aquarium before, Seri had never seen sea lions in their natural habitat. 4. When he ate herring eggs for the first time, he thought they tasted great. 5. Everyone he met was very friendly. 6. Seri was feeling adventurous, but he didn’t know where to explore. Grammar © Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved. Grade 6, Unit 2 Copyright © 2014 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company Rory

1/11/2021Journeys Reader's Notebook SE, G6 https://www-k6.thinkcentral. com/content/hsp/reading/journeys201 7/na/gr6/practice_readers_notebook_ se_9780544853249_/launch. html3/3 116 Name Date Lesson 10 READER’S NOTEBOOK Children of the Midnight Sun Grammar: Longer Sentences Compound-Complex Sentences A compound-complex sentence is made up of at least two independent clauses and one or more dependent clauses. Since it was too cold, we stayed in the lodge, and Jack made soup. Thinking Question Is the sentence made up of two independent clauses and one or more dependent clauses? Activity Label each example a compound sentence, complex sentence, or compound-complex sentence. Underline the independent clauses. Circle the dependent clauses. 1. Before we visited the Tlingit village , Mr. White made us breakfast, and we ate in the lodge. 2. After we ate, we dressed in our warmest clothes, and Mr. White led us to the boat. 3. Kim was mesmerized by the seals when they swam past her. 4. Though it was extremely cold , I had a great time, and I would like to go again soon. 5. Kim and Jack were ready to go back, but I wanted to stay on the boat. 6. Because we were on the boat all day, we were pretty tired. 7. After we returned , we couldn’t stop talking, and Mr. White laughed at our excitement. 8. I couldn’t wait for the next day’s events, and I headed off to bed.