TYPES OF SENTENCES - Simple, Compound, and Complex

Before you come home, please stop by the market and buy some tea.

The word "before" is

• a clause

• a subordinating conjunction

• a fanboy

• a coordinating conjunction

Tags

CCSS.L.8.4A

Whenever I see or read anything on elephants, I am reminded why they are my favorite animal.

The word "whenever" is a

• coordinating conjunction

• subordinating conjunction

• FANBOYS

• clause

Can you please tell me the time?

This is a _______________ sentence.

• compound

• simple

• complex

• fragment

Tom waited for the train for over an hour before he realized he was at the wrong station.

Does this sentence need a comma?

• Yes

• No

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CCSS.L.8.2A

Harper Park Middle School opened in 1999, and many of the same teachers are still here today.

What kind of sentence is this?

• Complex

• Simple

• Fragment

• Compound

Since Mrs. Reedy owns a Vietnamese potbelly pig, she appreciates the apples that are given to her by her Advisory class.

What kind of sentence is this?

• Compound

• Simple

• Complex

Mrs. Mansker enjoys mathematics, and she is eager to have a classroom of her own in the future.

The word "and" is a

• Coordinating Conjuntion

• Subordinating Conjunction

If you are interested in an elective in high school, drama might be the class for you.

Should the comma be in this sentence?

• Yes

• No

Tags

CCSS.L.8.2A

Ms. Malli has been teaching for 30 years and she does not look a day over 25 years old!

This sentence needs a comma.

• True

• False

Tags

CCSS.L.8.2A

Many people enjoy enjoy reading dystopian novels like The Hunger Games, yet others like ones with a science fiction theme.

What is the coordinating conjunction in this sentence?

• with

• like

• yet

• many