Sentence Structure and Clauses

Bobby ran home.

• simple

• compound

• complex

• compound-complex

Tags

CCSS.L.7.1B

Rosie is a great chef, and, luckily, her husband has a big appetite.

• simple

• compound

• complex

• compound-complex

Tags

CCSS.L.7.1B

Christian will attend college after he graduates from high school.

• simple

• compound

• complex

• compound-complex

Tags

CCSS.L.7.1B

Josephine sold her broken computer, and she used the money to buy a new one.

• simple

• compound

• complex

• compound-complex

Tags

CCSS.L.7.1B

If Reagan gets in trouble, he won't be able to go to the dance, and his parents will be furious.

• simple

• compound

• complex

• compound-complex

Tags

CCSS.L.7.1B

The tree toppled because its trunk was rotten.

• simple

• compound

• complex

• compound-complex

Tags

CCSS.L.7.1B

When I wrote my ELA paper, my mother helped me, and my father napped on the sofa.

• simple

• compound

• complex

• compound-complex

A sentence with two independent clauses connected with a comma and conjunction is a:

• Simple sentence
• Compound sentence
• Complex sentence

A sentence with a dependent clause, and an independent clause is a:

• Simple sentence
• Comound sentence
• Complex sentence

What type of sentence structure follows?  Maria loves going to the park, so she can run around the track.

• Simple
• Compound
• Complex
• Compound-Complex