compound and complex sentences

Front

Our ski trip is getting close, but Mom is not ready to travel.

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compound

Front

"Because I took lessons, I know how to ski very well." - Identify the sentence type: compound or complex.

Back

complex

Front

Molly loves winter, but she always looks forward to summer.

Back

compound

Front

Although we bundled up, we still got cold out in the snow.

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complex

Front

"Because it wasn't cold enough, our snowman melted right away."

Back

complex

Front

Ben wants to build a snowman, but he doesn't know how.

Back

compound

Front

What expresses a complete thought and has a subject and a predicate?

Back

simple sentence

Front

What contains two simple sentences?

Back

compound sentence

Front

Contains an independent clause and a dependent clause

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Complex sentence

Front

A clause that makes sense by itself

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Independent clause