Sentence Structure

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

• complex sentence
• compound sentence
• simple sentence

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CCSS.L.3.1I

CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.7.1B

CCSS.L.1.1J

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

• complex sentence
• compound sentence
• simple sentence

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CCSS.L.3.1I

CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.5.1E

CCSS.L.7.1B

CCSS.L.3.1H

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.5.1E

CCSS.L.7.1B

CCSS.L.4.2C

CCSS.L.9-10.2A

Because there was a hurricane, we had to cancel our trip to the beach. 

• Simple
• Compound
• Complex

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1I

CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.5.1E

CCSS.L.7.1B

CCSS.L.3.1H

Which of the following sentences is a simple sentence?

• Rodney plays basketball, but Cheryl always beats Rodney.
• Rodney likes to play basketball, but I like to play baseball.
• Cheryl likes basketball, and she also likes ice skating.
• Rodney likes to spend his weekends playing basketball.

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CCSS.L.3.1I

CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.7.1B

CCSS.L.1.1J

Which of the following is a complex sentence?

• The animals in the mountains can be loud at night.
• The morning is so bright, and the night is as black as the sea.
• When I get to the bottom of the mountain, I want to sit beside the stream.
• The valley is a very quiet place to sit and think at night.

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1I

CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.5.1E

CCSS.L.7.1B

CCSS.L.3.1H

I find doing my work on my laptop to be quite enjoyable.

• simple sentence
• complex sentence
• compound sentence

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1I

CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.7.1B

CCSS.L.1.1J

Which of the following is a compound sentences?

• Anita wrote about sports for her report, but Susie wrote about art.
• The students could work with partners on their research projects. 
• The fifth grade teacher read the reports and gave out the grades.
• Francine wanted to write a report about her favorite movie star.

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1I

CCSS.L.5.1E

CCSS.L.7.1B

CCSS.L.4.2C

CCSS.L.9-10.2A

Whenever it rained, Kerry thought of her home in Ireland, and she worried about her mother.

• Simple
• compound
• complex
• compound-complex

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1I

CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.5.1E

CCSS.L.7.1B

CCSS.L.3.1H

Before he knew it, the winter was over, and tiny buds began to sprout on the trees.

• simple
• compound
• complex
• compound-complex

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1I

CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.5.1E

CCSS.L.7.1B

CCSS.L.3.1H