Compound and Complex Sentences

Compound and Complex Sentences

6th Grade

15 Qs

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Compound and Complex Sentences

Compound and Complex Sentences

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Quiz

English

6th Grade

Practice Problem

Medium

CCSS
L.5.1E, L.7.1A, L.7.1B

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Is the following sentence compound or complex?


While she was at the store, Ms. Sherwood bought some last minute Christmas presents.

compound

complex

Answer explanation

It's complex! It is formed with a dependent clause and an independent clause.

Tags

CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.3.1H

CCSS.L.3.1I

CCSS.L.5.1E

CCSS.L.7.1B

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Is the following sentence compound or complex?


Although it was very long, the movie was still enjoyable.

compound

complex

Answer explanation

It's complex! It is formed with a dependent clause and an independent clause.

Tags

CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.3.1H

CCSS.L.3.1I

CCSS.L.5.1E

CCSS.L.7.1B

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Is the following sentence compound or complex?


You should take your car in for a service because it's starting to make weird noises.

compound

complex

Answer explanation

It's complex! It is formed with a dependent clause and an independent clause.


Psssst! The word "because" is a conjunction, but not the type of conjunction for a compound sentence.

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1H

CCSS.L.3.1I

CCSS.L.4.2C

CCSS.L.5.1E

CCSS.L.7.1B

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Is the following sentence compound or complex?


Even though he's thoroughly trained, he still makes a lot of mistakes.

compound

complex

Answer explanation

It's complex! It is formed with a dependent clause and an independent clause.

Tags

CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.3.1H

CCSS.L.3.1I

CCSS.L.5.1E

CCSS.L.7.1B

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Is the following sentence compound or complex?


When she was younger, she believed in fairy tales.

compound

complex

Answer explanation

It's complex! It is formed with a dependent clause and an independent clause.

Tags

CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.3.1H

CCSS.L.3.1I

CCSS.L.5.1E

CCSS.L.7.1B

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Is the following sentence compound or complex?


He didn't want to go to the dentist, yet he went anyway.

compound

complex

Answer explanation

It's compound! It is formed with two independent clauses and a conjunction (plus a comma!)

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1I

CCSS.L.4.2C

CCSS.L.5.1E

CCSS.L.7.1B

CCSS.L.9-10.2A

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Is the following sentence compound or complex?


Our car broke down, so we took a taxi.

compound

complex

Answer explanation

It's compound! It is formed with two independent clauses and a conjunction (plus a comma!)

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1H

CCSS.L.3.1I

CCSS.L.4.2C

CCSS.L.5.1E

CCSS.L.7.1B

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