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.1.1G

CCSS.L.3.1H

CCSS.L.5.1A

CCSS.L.5.1E

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

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1G

CCSS.L.3.1H

CCSS.L.5.1A

CCSS.L.5.1E

Can you please tell me the time?

This is a _______________ sentence.

• compound

• simple

• complex

• fragment

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1H

CCSS.L.4.2C

CCSS.L.5.1E

CCSS.L.7.1B

CCSS.L.9-10.2A

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

Tags

CCSS.L.4.2C

CCSS.L.6.2A

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

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1J

CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.3.1I

CCSS.L.7.1B

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

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1J

CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.3.1I

CCSS.L.7.1B

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

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1G

CCSS.L.3.1H

CCSS.L.5.1A

CCSS.L.5.1E

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.4.2C

CCSS.L.6.2A

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.4.2C

CCSS.L.6.2A

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

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1G

CCSS.L.3.1H

CCSS.L.5.1A

CCSS.L.5.1E