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Simple and Compound Sentences

Authored by Rebecca Wilson

English

6th Grade

45 Questions

CCSS covered

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Simple and Compound Sentences
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

15 mins • 1 pt

How many independent clauses are in a simple sentence?

2 or more

3

1,657

1

Tags

CCSS.L.7.1B

CCSS.L.3.1I

CCSS.L.1.1J

CCSS.L.2.1F

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

15 mins • 1 pt

Is the following sentence a Simple Sentence or Compound Sentence?
I decided I really wanted to eat a pumpkin muffin, so I drove to the store to buy one. 

Simple Sentence 

Compound Sentence 

Tags

CCSS.L.7.1B

CCSS.L.3.1I

CCSS.L.1.1J

CCSS.L.2.1F

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

15 mins • 1 pt

Which of the following answers lists ALL of the coordinating conjunctions? (FANBOYS)

It, my, For, And, So, But, Dog 

Because, If, So that, Even though, Since

For, The, A, An, Yet, So, But 

For, And, Nor, But, Or, Yet, So

Tags

CCSS.L.5.1E

CCSS.L.3.1H

CCSS.L.1.1G

CCSS.L.5.1A

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

15 mins • 1 pt

Is the following sentence a Simple Sentence or a Compound Sentence?
I went surfing during my summer vacation to California. 

Simple Sentence

Compound Sentence

Tags

CCSS.L.7.1B

CCSS.L.3.1I

CCSS.L.1.1J

CCSS.L.2.1F

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

15 mins • 1 pt

Is the following sentence a Simple Sentence or a Compound Sentence?
I would go with you to the game, but I have plans to go skydiving on the same night. 

Simple Sentence 

Compound Sentence 

Tags

CCSS.L.7.1B

CCSS.L.3.1I

CCSS.L.4.2C

CCSS.L.5.1E

CCSS.L.9-10.2A

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

15 mins • 1 pt

What is an independent clause?

A complete sentence with at least one subject and one verb

A sentence that has helping verbs

A sentence that has an independent subject

An incomplete sentence that cannot stand by itself

Tags

CCSS.L.7.1A

CCSS.L.9-10.1B

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

15 mins • 1 pt

Tracy jogged to the park, but Jacob rode his scooter.

Simple

Compound

Tags

CCSS.L.7.1B

CCSS.L.4.2C

CCSS.L.5.1E

CCSS.L.3.1H

CCSS.L.9-10.2A

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