Compound-complex sentences

Morgan and Riley plan to enter their robot in an engineering competition.

• complex sentence
• compound sentence
• simple sentence

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CCSS.L.1.1J

CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.3.1I

CCSS.L.7.1B

If they place first, they might win five hundred dollars.

• complex sentence
• compound sentence
• simple sentence

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CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.3.1H

CCSS.L.3.1I

CCSS.L.5.1E

CCSS.L.7.1B

The second place prize is three hundred dollars, and the third place prize is one hundred dollars.

• complex sentence
• compound sentence
• simple sentence

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CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.3.1H

CCSS.L.3.1I

CCSS.L.4.2C

CCSS.L.5.1E

The robot can also sort objects, but it cannot count.

• complex sentence
• compound sentence
• simple sentence

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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

Because they have leaves year-round, tropical rain forest trees are evergreen trees.  

• 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

The trees grow tall and close together. 

• 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

The largest area of rain forest is the Amazon rain forest in the Amazon River basin. 

• 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

Although you may find this surprising, there are tropical rain forests in Australia.  

• 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

David wanted a camera, and he was determined to buy one when he had the money.  

• 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

Trees in cloud forests are shorter, and they are deciduous.

• simple

• 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