Sentence Types: Simple, Compound, or Complex?

Zoe and I like to eat pizza with pepperoni and mushrooms.

• simple

• compound

• complex

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CCSS.L.7.1B

CCSS.L.3.1I

CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.1.1J

She likes barking dogs, but I prefer squawking parrots.

• simple

• compound

• complex

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CCSS.L.7.1B

CCSS.L.5.1E

CCSS.L.3.1H

CCSS.L.4.2C

CCSS.L.9-10.2A

Back in the 90's, my elderly grandmother had a pet parrot named Mabel.

• simple

• compound

• complex

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CCSS.L.7.1B

CCSS.L.3.1I

CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.5.1E

CCSS.L.3.1H

While I feed the parrot, you can walk the dog.

• simple

• compound

• complex

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CCSS.L.7.1B

CCSS.L.3.1I

CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.1.1J

I like most animals; however, I am terrified of raccoons and foxes.

• simple

• compound

• complex

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CCSS.L.7.1B

CCSS.L.3.1I

CCSS.L.5.1E

CCSS.L.4.2C

CCSS.L.9-10.2A

Many people enjoy shopping for new clothes.

• simple

• compound

• complex

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CCSS.L.7.1B

CCSS.L.3.1I

CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.1.1J

If you want new clothes, save your money.

• simple

• compound

• complex

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CCSS.L.7.1B

CCSS.L.3.1I

CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.1.1J

He likes to eat pizza, so he will order it for dinner.

• simple

• compound

• complex

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CCSS.L.7.1B

CCSS.L.3.1I

CCSS.L.5.1E

CCSS.L.4.2C

CCSS.L.9-10.2A

Jenna and Diamond, two sisters, took their mom out to breakfast at Bob's Breakfast Joint, a new place downtown.

• simple

• compound

• complex

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CCSS.L.7.1B

CCSS.L.3.1I

CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.5.1E

CCSS.L.3.1H

Shrek has a friend named Donkey, and Donkey is very loyal.

• simple

• compound

• complex

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CCSS.L.7.1B

CCSS.L.5.1E

CCSS.L.3.1H

CCSS.L.4.2C

CCSS.L.9-10.2A