compound and comples lesson

Compound and Complex sentences

Made of simple a sentence and dependent sentences.

​complex sentences

Made up of two simple sentences that are joined by a conjunction

​compound sentences

What are they?

For'
And
Nor
But
Or
Yet
So

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conjuctins in a compound sentence

Although
After
As
When
While
Before
Becaues
If
Since

​Conjunctions in a complex sentence

A clause is a sentence

Match

Match the following sentences with the type of sentences.

• i like sweets, but they hurt me teeth

• because of the rain, we did not go to the playground

• i will eat vegetables, and i will drink water.

• although i did not go to school today, i learned about compound and complex sentences

• Before i ate, i prayed

compound

complex

compound

complex

complex

• compound

• complex

• compound

• complex

• complex

Multiple Choice

Because Jerry was too fast, Tom couldn’t catch him.

• compound

• complex

Fill in the Blanks

Jerry found some cheese, and he quickly ran back to his hole

Multiple Choice

A clause is a

• conjunction

• sentence

• place

Multiple Select

Tom set a trap because he wanted to catch Jerry.

• complex

• compound