Sentence Structure

What is the structure of the following sentence?

My favorite escape from the city life is the green world of Central Park in New York City.

• Simple

• Compound

• Complex

• Compound-Complex

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1J

CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.3.1I

CCSS.L.7.1B

What is the structure of the following sentence?

Ruth Benedict a respected anthropologist, and Margaret Mead was one of her students.

• 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

What is the structure of the following sentence?

Helen Keller, who is shown in the photograph at right, became ill as a small child.

• 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

What is the structure of the following sentence?

Since daylight savings time started, the sky doesn't get dark until late, and it just doesn't seem right to me.

• Simple

• Compound

• Complex

• Compound-Complex

Tags

CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.3.1H

CCSS.L.3.1I

CCSS.L.5.1E

CCSS.L.7.1B

What is the structure of the following sentence?

William Shakespeare wrote plays and poetry.

• Simple

• Compound

• Complex

• Compound-Complex

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1J

CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.3.1I

CCSS.L.7.1B

What is the structure of the following sentence?

Father put the baby to bed at seven o'clock, but she didn't fall asleep for a long time.

• Simple

• Compound

• Complex

• Compound-Complex

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1I

CCSS.L.4.2C

CCSS.L.5.1E

CCSS.L.7.1B

CCSS.L.9-10.2A

What is the structure of the following sentence?

Because she couldn't swim a stroke, Vick didn't enjoy boating or a water-related recreation.

• Simple

• Compound

• Complex

• Compound-Complex

Tags

CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.3.1H

CCSS.L.3.1I

CCSS.L.5.1E

CCSS.L.7.1B

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

• Simple

• Compound

• Complex

• Compound-Complex

Tags

CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.3.1H

CCSS.L.3.1I

CCSS.L.5.1E

CCSS.L.7.1B

What are the FANBOYS conjunctions?

• from, as, not, but, or, yet, so

• for, and, nor, by, other, yes, see

• for, and, nor, but, or, yet, so

• for, and, nor, but, or, yet, sixth

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1G

CCSS.L.3.1H

CCSS.L.5.1A

CCSS.L.5.1E

What are clue words for dependent clauses?

• FANBOYS

• AAAWWWUUBBIS and that, which, who, whose, whom

Tags

CCSS.L.7.1A

CCSS.L.9-10.1B