Sentences - simple or compound

I enjoy playing tennis with my friends every weekend.

• simple

• compound

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1J

CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.3.1I

CCSS.L.7.1B

I like spring, but I don’t like the spring rain.

• simple

• compound

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1H

CCSS.L.4.2C

CCSS.L.5.1E

CCSS.L.7.1B

CCSS.L.9-10.2A

I’ve been to Ha Long twice, and I joined the carnival there once.

• simple

• compound

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1I

CCSS.L.4.2C

CCSS.L.5.1E

CCSS.L.7.1B

CCSS.L.9-10.2A

My family and I went to the Nha Trang Sea Festival in 2011.

• simple

• compound

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1J

CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.3.1I

CCSS.L.7.1B

I like the Mid-Autumn Festival and look forward to it every year.

• simple

• compound

Answer explanation

A simple sentence is one independent clause. Notice that a sentence that has two verbs as in the sentence - I like the Mid-Autumn Festival and look forward to it every year. - is still a simple sentence because it has only one clause.

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1J

CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.3.1I

CCSS.L.7.1B

At the Mid-Autumn Festival children carry beautiful lanterns, ___ it’s a memorable childhood experience.

• so

• but

• and

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1G

CCSS.L.3.1H

CCSS.L.5.1A

CCSS.L.5.1E

During Tet, Vietnamese people buy all kinds of sweets, ____ they make chung cakes as well.

• so

• but

• and

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1G

CCSS.L.3.1H

CCSS.L.5.1A

CCSS.L.5.1E

The Hung King’s sons offered him many special foods, _____ Lang Lieu just brought him a chung cake and a day cake.

• so

• but

• and

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1G

CCSS.L.3.1H

CCSS.L.5.1A

CCSS.L.5.1E

To welcome Tet, we decorate our house with peach blossoms, ____ we can buy a mandarin tree for a longer lasting display.

• but

• or

• so

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1G

CCSS.L.3.1H

CCSS.L.5.1A

CCSS.L.5.1E

The Huong Pagoda festival is always crowded, _____ we like to go there to pray for good fortune and happiness.

• or

• but

• and

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1G

CCSS.L.3.1H

CCSS.L.5.1A

CCSS.L.5.1E