Simple - Compound - Complex sentences

Identify the compound sentence:

• He drank milk last night and added protien.

• Milk cows are sweet and lovely.

• He saw that the milk was curdled, and he threw it away with disgust.

• He thought he could drink the whole gallon but could not.

Punctuate the following sentence correctly.

Javier prefers to play soccer with his team at school but his brother likes to play with his friends at the park.

• comma after team

• comma after but

• no comma needed

• comma after school

Punctuate the following sentence correctly.

Jim wants to go to the prom with Jenny so he is saving his money to buy a corsage for her.

• comma after money

• comma after Jenny

• comma after so

• no comma needed

Punctuate the following sentence correctly.

Xavier didn't cheat on his test for it was the wrong thing to do.

• comma after test

• comma after cheat

• no comma needed

• comma after it

Choose the correct conjunction to complete the compound sentence:

Thaina want to lose weight, ..... she eats chocolate everyday.

• And

• Nor

• But

• For

A compound sentence is:

• two sentences joined together with a comma and a conjunction

• two separate complete sentences

• a sentence with a single subject and predicate

Fill in the blank.

My mom baked cookies, _______ she had lots of dishes to wash.

• so

• yet

• because

• nor

Kelly broke her arm, _____ she has to wear a cast for a few weeks.

• for

• but

• so

• yet

Select what type of sentence the following statement is:

I'm helping my grandma make a quilt.

• simple sentence

• compound sentence

• fragment

• run on

I'm helping my grandma make a quilt.

• This is a compound sentence.

• This is a simple sentence.