Sentence Structure

Front

Simple sentence:

Back

Contains ONE independent clause.

Front

Compound sentence:

Back

Contains two or more independent clauses.

Front

Complex sentence:

Back

Contains an independent clause and one or more dependent clauses.

Front

Sentence type: The boys went to the park.

Back

Simple

Front

Sentence type: We really like pizza.

Back

Simple

Front

Sentence: The boys went to the park, but they did not go to the zoo. Type: Simple, Compound, or Complex?

Back

Compound

Front

Sentence: We like pizza and we like spaghetti. Type: Simple, Compound, or Complex?

Back

Compound

Front

Sentence: The boys did not go to the zoo because they went to the park. Type: Simple, Compound, or Complex?

Back

Complex

Front

I ran out of soap, so I drove to the store.

Back

compound sentence

Front

Driving at night makes it hard to see the road.

Back

complex sentence