Simple and Complex Sentences

Simple and Complex Sentences

by Emily Bengels

​A simple sentence

​has a subject and a predicate.

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​The house is big.

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​My friend eats fried eggs.

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​It is a mystery.

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is a complete sentence?

• The girl on the telephone

• Walking along the beach.

• We are going to the store.

• A cup of milk on the table.

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is not a complete sentence?

• Today is my best friend’s birthday

• Presents piled on the table.

• We will have chocolate cake

• I want plain ice cream.

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is a complete sentence?

• Traveling to the beach.

• Jars of jelly on the counter.

• Barking at the children.

• The water is warm.

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is not a complete sentence?

• Books piled up high on my bed.

• I am in a reading club this summer.

• The library gives prizes for reading.

• I want to win a new game.

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is a complete sentence?

• The music sounds nice.

• A birthday card for Sam.

• Eating chocolate cake

• Behind the teacher’s desk.

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is not a complete sentence?

• My brother plays baseball.

• Practicing three nights a week

• His team won the championship.

• Mom washes dirt out of his uniform.

​A compound sentence

​contains more than one subject and more than one predicate.

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​The house is big and it is green.

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​I like to sing because music is fun.

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​When I go to the store, I buy tacos.

Multiple Choice

Identify the compound sentence out of the given options.

• Mom taught me how to bake cookies

• I’m hungry but I’m not sure what I want to eat.

Multiple Choice

Identify the compound sentence out of the given options.

• My sister is a cheerleader, and she plays the flute.

• I rode my bike to school today.

Multiple Choice

Identify the compound sentence out of the given options.

• I am so excited to build a treehouse with my dad.

• I really want to go outside, but I have to finish my chores first.

Combining simple sentences to make a compound ​sentence

Either add a joining word OR a semicolon​

Multiple Choice

Combine the two simple sentences into a compound sentence.

Dan loves soccer. Anna loves soccer.

• Dan loves soccer and Anna loves soccer

• Dan and Anna loves soccer.

• Dan and Anna love soccer.

Multiple Choice

Combine the two simple sentences into a compound sentence.

Mandy likes bananas. Mandy does not like apples.

• Mandy likes bananas and apples

• Mandy likes bananas, but she doesn’t like apples

• Mandy like bananas, but she likes apples.

Multiple Choice

Combine the two simple sentences into a compound sentence.

The ice cream is cold. The ice cream is delicious

• The ice cream is cold and it is delicious

• The ice cream is cold or delicious.

• The ice cream and cold is delicious.

Multiple Choice

Combine the two simple sentences into a compound sentence.

I have a headache. I have a bad cough.

• I have a headache or a bad cough.

• I have a headache but I have a bad cough

• I have a headache and I have a bad cough.

Multiple Choice

Combine the two simple sentences into a compound sentence.

I’m afraid of bats. I’m not afraid of spiders.

• I’m afraid of bats, but I’m not afraid of spiders.

• I’m afraid of bats, and I’m not afraid of spiders.

• I’m afraid of bats, or I’m not afraid of spiders.

A run-on sentence has two or more complete sentences that are not joined with a connecting word or a semicolon.​

I went to the store we had fun.

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​The cats are annoying they meow at night.

Multiple Choice

Which is a run-on?

• My dad does not like to shop, I go with my mom instead

• My little brother has fifteen superheroes in a box in his room.

Multiple Choice

Which is a run-on?

• The book I checked out was good, I am going to get another one.

• I am very sleepy, but I don’t want to go to bed yet.

Multiple Choice

Which is a run-on?

• My favorite color is blue Jordan’s favorite is red.

• On Friday nights, my family watches a movie together

Multiple Choice

Which is a run-on?

• My favorite cartoon is Scooby Doo.

• Kevin fell he cried loudly.

Multiple Choice

Which is a run-on?

• Mom wants me to wear the yellow shirt for pictures I want the green one.

• Pinecones grow on pine trees, and acorns grow on oak trees.

Fragment, Sentence, Run-on​

Not enough, just right, too much​

Multiple Choice

Moving toward the ball.

• a fragment

• a sentence

• a run-on

Multiple Choice

This math homework is easy, and I should be done before dinner.

• a fragment

• a sentence

• a run-on

Multiple Choice

I need a new jacket, that purple one is nice.

• a fragment

• a sentence

• a run-on

Multiple Choice

Would you like to come over and spend the night with me this weekend?

• a fragment

• a sentence

• a run-on

Multiple Choice

I do not know what was in that casserole, it was very good.

• a fragment

• a sentence

• a run-on

Multiple Choice

My teacher went to the beach over spring break, and she showed us her pictures.

• a fragment

• a sentence

• a run-on

Multiple Choice

I got an aquarium for my birthday it has four fish in it.

• a fragment

• a sentence

• a run-on

Multiple Choice

The new frozen yogurt shop is giving out free toppings!

• a fragment

• a sentence

• a run-on

Multiple Choice

The brown cowboy hat on the floor.

• a fragment

• a sentence

• a run-on

Multiple Choice

She cannot dance with that cast on her foot.

• a fragment

• a sentence

• a run-on

Multiple Choice

It is raining outside we cannot go swimming.

• a fragment

• a sentence

• a run-on