Simple and Compound Sentences

Simple and Compound Sentences

by Rasheda Young

​Simple sentence

​A simple sentence is a sentence with a simple subject and predicate.

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​example: The cat ran away.

Multiple Choice

Choose the simple sentence below

• I support neither Sam nor Frank.

• I support both Sam and Frank.

• I support Sam but not Frank.

• I support Sam.

Multiple Choice

Choose the simple sentence below

• Roses are red.

• Roses are red, and violets are blue.

• Roses are red and blue.

• Roses may be red and blue, but they are not violet.

​Compound sentence

​A compound sentence connects 2 sentences together with a conjunction (aka 'fanboys': for, and, not, but, or, yet, so) or a semicolon.

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​Simple: I like green eggs.

​Simple: I like ham.

​Compound: I like green

​eggs and ham.

Multiple Choice

Choose the compound sentence below (hint: find the 'fanboys')

• Keylee is a twin

• Keyden is a twin

• Keylee and Keyden are twins.

• I am not a twin.

Multiple Choice

Choose the compound sentence below

• Denzel and Juan are silly.

• Denzel is silly yet responsible.

• Juan is responsible.

• Juan is silly.

Fill in the Blanks

Is this a compound sentence or a simple sentence: "Juan is silly."

Fill in the Blanks

Is this a compound sentence or a simple sentence: "Chris and Calvin are twins."

Multiple Select

Choose the compound sentence(s). Look for the fanboys

• Mekhi and David are friends.

• Travis and Kamora are in the same advisory.

• Neither Jazmine nor Kionna has visted the Winchester house.

• My mother told me so.

Multiple Select

Choose the simple sentence(s)

• I am fabulous.

• Why are they so fabulous?

• Did you hear what Makinzi and Jaime said to Zoe?

• We are fabulous; so is Key'Shoun.