Simple and Compound Sentences!!

David did not expect a victory, but he flashed a victory sign anyway.

• Simple sentence

• Compound sentence

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1I

CCSS.L.4.2C

CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.5.1E

CCSS.L.3.1H

That baseball glove is my dad's, but he said I could use it.

• Simple Sentence

• Compound sentence

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1I

CCSS.L.7.1B

CCSS.L.4.2C

CCSS.L.5.1E

CCSS.L.3.1H

The phone is ringing, so I must go answer it.

• Simple sentence

• Compound sentence

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1I

CCSS.L.4.2C

CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.1.1J

CCSS.L.3.1H

Cheyenne's speech was very funny.

• Simple sentence

• Compound sentence

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1I

CCSS.L.7.1B

CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.1.1J

Mark spoke first.

• Simple sentence

• Compound sentence

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1I

CCSS.L.7.1B

CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.1.1J

Ryan opened his mouth, but no words came out.

• Simple sentence

• Compound sentence

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1I

CCSS.L.4.2C

CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.1.1J

CCSS.L.3.1H

A compound sentence is

• a sentence with one thought, one subject and one predicate

• two sentences with a comma between them

• two sentences connected by a comma and a conjunction

Tags

CCSS.L.7.1B

CCSS.L.4.2C

CCSS.L.5.1E

CCSS.L.3.1H

CCSS.L.9-10.2A

How many independent clauses are in a simple sentence?

• 2 or more
• 3
• 1,657
• 1

Tags

TEKS.ELA.3.11D.I

TEKS.ELA.3.11D.VIII

TEKS.ELA.4.11D.I

TEKS.ELA.5.11D.I

Is the following sentence a Simple Sentence or Compound Sentence?
I decided I really wanted to eat a pumpkin muffin, so I drove to the store to buy one. 

• Simple Sentence 
• Compound Sentence 

Tags

TEKS.ELA.3.11D.I

TEKS.ELA.3.11D.VIII

TEKS.ELA.4.11D.I

TEKS.ELA.5.11D.I

Is the following clause Independent or Dependent? 
Because I lost the big game last night.

• Independent 
• Dependent 

Tags

TEKS.ELA.7.10D.VIII

TEKS.ELA.E1.9.C

TEKS.ELA.E1.9.D.V

TEKS.ELA.E2.9.C

TEKS.ELA.E2.9.D.V