Sentence Types: Simple, Compound, Complex, & Compound-Complex

Aaron has an unconventional swing, but he manages to drive the ball farther than some professional golfers.

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• compound

• complex

• compound-complex

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CCSS.L.3.1H

CCSS.L.4.2C

CCSS.L.5.1E

CCSS.L.7.1B

CCSS.L.9-10.2A

An avid reader, Trevor attends weekly book club meetings and finishes several novels every month.

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• compound

• complex

• compound-complex

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CCSS.L.3.1I

CCSS.L.4.2C

CCSS.L.5.1E

CCSS.L.7.1B

CCSS.L.9-10.2A

The vibrant trumpet-shaped blooms of the trumpet vine make it ideal for attracting hummingbirds.

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• compound

• complex

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CCSS.L.1.1J

CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.3.1I

CCSS.L.7.1B

The maple leaf, which is Canada's national emblem, has been associated with the country since the 1700s.

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• compound

• complex

• compound-complex

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CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.3.1H

CCSS.L.3.1I

CCSS.L.5.1E

CCSS.L.7.1B

Annual plants survive only one season and must be replaced each year, but perennials return each year with new flowers and foliage.

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• compound

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CCSS.L.3.1I

CCSS.L.4.2C

CCSS.L.5.1E

CCSS.L.7.1B

CCSS.L.9-10.2A

Lorraine Hansberry wrote the widely acclaimed 1959 Broadway play A Raisin in the Sun, and her accomplishment opened the door for other African American playwrights.

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• compound

• complex

• compound-complex

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CCSS.L.3.1I

CCSS.L.4.2C

CCSS.L.5.1E

CCSS.L.7.1B

CCSS.L.9-10.2A

Since 1923, the United States Flag Code has provided advisory rules for displaying and handling the U.S. flag.

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• compound

• complex

• compound-complex

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CCSS.L.1.1J

CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.3.1I

CCSS.L.7.1B

If we can't find an inexpensive hotel for the Fourth of July weekend, we can always stay with my parents.

• simple

• compound

• complex

• compound-complex

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CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.3.1H

CCSS.L.3.1I

CCSS.L.5.1E

CCSS.L.7.1B

Since it takes approximately one thousand years for a used printer cartridge to decompose, recycling these plastic ink dispensers helps the environment.

• simple

• compound

• complex

• compound-complex

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CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.3.1H

CCSS.L.3.1I

CCSS.L.5.1E

CCSS.L.7.1B

Russia has a variety of natural resources, including oil, natural gas, timber, iron ore, copper, and lead.

• simple

• compound

• complex

• compound-complex

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CCSS.L.1.1J

CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.3.1I

CCSS.L.7.1B