Simple, Compound, Complex, Compound-Complex Sentences

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What is a simple sentence?

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A simple sentence contains a subject and a verb and expresses a complete thought. Example: 'The dog barks.'

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What is a compound sentence?

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A compound sentence consists of two or more independent clauses joined by a conjunction. Example: 'I wanted to go for a walk, but it started to rain.'

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What is a complex sentence?

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A complex sentence contains one independent clause and at least one dependent clause. Example: 'Although it was raining, we went for a walk.'

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What is a compound-complex sentence?

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A compound-complex sentence has at least two independent clauses and one or more dependent clauses. Example: 'Although it was raining, we went for a walk, and we enjoyed it.'

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Identify the type of sentence: 'Mary and Jazz are making the best commercial in class.'

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Simple sentence.

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Identify the type of sentence: 'I really wanted to do well on the quiz because I wanted an A in the class, and I got a B last quarter.'

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Compound-complex sentence.

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Identify the type of sentence: 'Morgan and Riley plan to enter their robot in an engineering competition.'

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Simple sentence.

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Identify the type of sentence: 'Zach and Sam love beans, and they eat them a lot because they are so delicious.'

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Compound-complex sentence.

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Identify the type of sentence: 'Because they have leaves year-round, tropical rain forest trees are evergreen trees.'

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Complex sentence.

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What is an independent clause?

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An independent clause is a group of words that can stand alone as a sentence. It has a subject and a verb. Example: 'She runs every day.'