Simple, Complex, and Compound Sentences

Simple sentences have only one subject/verb unit. For example: The cat napped and ate all day.

• True

• False

Compound & complex sentences have two subject/verb units. For example: The cat napped, and the kittens ate all day long.

• True

• False

Compound sentences are always joined in the middle by For, And, Nor, But, Or, Yet, So.

• False

• True

Complex sentences use words such as; if, because, when, even though, whenever, since, until, and more.

• False

• True

Which answer explains the purpose of compound and complex sentences?

• To make the connection between ideas more clear and to sound less repetitive.

• To make longer sentences that are more difficult.

• To use periods less often by using lots of connecting words in one sentence.

• To avoid using and simple sentences.

When I get home from school, I'm going to take a nap.

• simple
• complex
• compound

Tags

CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.3.1H

CCSS.L.3.1I

CCSS.L.5.1E

CCSS.L.7.1B

Rewrite the complex sentence so that the independent clause is first and "When" is in the middle.

When I get home from school, I'm going to take a nap.

I can't go to the party, but it would have been fun.

• simple

• complex

• compound

Being alone can be scary unless you keep yourself busy.

• simple
• compound
• complex

Tags

CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.3.1H

CCSS.L.3.1I

CCSS.L.5.1E

CCSS.L.7.1B

Rewrite the sentence so that the dependent clause is first and the word "unless" is at the beginning. Add a comma.

Being alone can be scary unless you keep yourself busy.