Complex and Compound-Complex Sentences

A simple sentence contains a subject and a predicate and expresses a single idea.

• True

• False

A compound sentence contains two or more simple sentences joined by just a comma.

• True

• False

An independent clause...

• contains a subject and a verb, but cannot stand alone as a complete idea.

• contains a subject and a verb and can stand alone as a complete idea.

A dependent clause...

• contains a subject and a verb, but cannot stand alone as a complete idea.

• contains a subject and a verb and can stand alone as a complete idea.

A complex sentence consists of an independent clause and one or more subordinate clauses.

• True

• False

A compound sentence doesn't contain a coordinating conjunction.

• True

• False

Which is NOT and example of a coordinating conjunction?

• and

• or

• also

• yet

Compound-Complex sentences consist of two or more independent clauses and one or more subordinate clauses. The clauses are joined by a word such as and, but, or, yet.

• True

• False

This is an example of what kind of sentence?

We supported the Lions, who were in second place.

• simple sentence

• compound sentence

• complex sentence

• compound-complex sentence

This is an example of what kind of sentence?

The Cougars were favored, but we supported the Lions, who were in second place.

• simple sentence

• compound sentence

• complex sentence

• compound-complex sentence