Simple, Compound, Complex and Compound-Complex Sentences

We have to go to bed when the clock chimes 10:00.

• compound
• complex
• simple

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CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.3.1H

CCSS.L.3.1I

CCSS.L.5.1E

CCSS.L.7.1B

I am always late because I don't have a watch; on the other hand, my sister is always on time.

• compound

• compound- complex

• simple

• complex

The big brown dog ran after the blue and red ball.

• compound
• complex
• simple

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1J

CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.3.1I

CCSS.L.7.1B

I went shopping, but I forgot my shopping list even though it was next to my car keys.

• compound

• complex

• compound - complex

• simple

The teacher and the principal met in the hall near the library.

• compound
• complex
• simple

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1J

CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.3.1I

CCSS.L.7.1B

Many brave soldiers fought in the war, and they received medals.

• compound
• complex
• simple

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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

The drummers played a long time, but the piano players stopped early.

• compound
• complex
• simple

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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

Before the queen rode in the parade, she gave a speech.

• compound
• complex
• simple

Tags

CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.3.1H

CCSS.L.3.1I

CCSS.L.5.1E

CCSS.L.7.1B

After midnight the ghosts will come out of the haunted attic.

• compound
• complex
• simple

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1J

CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.3.1I

CCSS.L.7.1B

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

• complex sentence
• compound sentence
• simple sentence

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1J

CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.3.1I

CCSS.L.7.1B