Types of Sentences (Simple, Compound, Complex)

Gabby likes to read in her free time.

• Simple

• Compound

• Complex

• Compound-complex

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CCSS.L.1.1J

CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.3.1I

CCSS.L.7.1B

Alejandra likes peanut M&M's, and Joann likes plain.

• Simple

• Compound

• Complex

• Compound-complex

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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

As long as Juliana had a book, she didn't care if her friends weren't there.

• 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

The dog ran around the fence because his leash broke.

• 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

Manuela likes to read books about realistic things.

• Simple

• Compound

• Complex

• Compound-complex

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CCSS.L.1.1J

CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.3.1I

CCSS.L.7.1B

Although her mom said no, Mariana turned on Netflix anyway.

• 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

Sebastian loved to fish and Tatiana hated seafood.

• 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

Find all the independent clauses.

• The pink polka-dotted giraffe was my favorite stuffed animal.

• A hippo was splashing water all over the people watching him.

• the purple grape

• sitting on my chair

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CCSS.L.7.1A

CCSS.L.9-10.1B

Find all the dependent clauses.

• The orange creamsicle was melting in the sun.

• My favorite type of pizza is pepperoni,

• because the sun was hidden

• since we won our first baseball game

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CCSS.L.7.1A

CCSS.L.9-10.1B

Which of the following is a complex sentence?

• A) The dog chased its tail.

• B) The sun was shining, and the birds were chirping.

• C) After the game ended, we went home.

• D) The cat sat on the mat, and the dog chased its tail.

Answer explanation

The correct choice is C) After the game ended, we went home. This sentence contains a dependent clause (After the game ended) and an independent clause (we went home), making it a complex sentence.

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CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.3.1H

CCSS.L.3.1I

CCSS.L.5.1E

CCSS.L.7.1B