Compound, Complex, & Compound-Complex Sentences

Find all the dependent clauses.

• The orange creamsicle was melting in the sun.

• My favorite type of pizza is pepperoni,

• because the sun was hidden

• since we won our first baseball game

Tags

CCSS.L.7.1A

CCSS.L.9-10.1B

Find all the independent clauses.

• The pink polka-dotted giraffe was my favorite stuffed animal.

• A hippo was splashing water all over the people watching him.

• the purple grape

• sitting on my chair

Tags

CCSS.L.7.1A

CCSS.L.9-10.1B

A compound sentence is...

• Two independent clauses put together with a FANBOY

• One independent clause and one dependent clause put together with a FANBOY

• Two independent clauses and one dependent put together with a comma

A complex sentence is...

• Two independent clauses put together with a FANBOY

• One independent clause put together with one dependent clause

• One independent clause put together with two dependent clauses

A compound-complex sentence is...

• One independent clause joined with a dependent clause and FANBOY

• Two independent clauses joined with a FANBOY

• Two independent clauses joined with at least one dependent clause using a FANBOY and commas

Because there was a snow day, the basketball game was rescheduled for Friday.

• compound

• complex

Jennifer liked William's friend, and she also liked his cousin.

• compound

• simple

As soon as I heard the news, I called Nathan, and we made plans to celebrate.

• compound

• compound-complex

We have to go to bed when the clock chimes 10:00.

• compound

• complex

Many brave soldiers fought in the war, and they received medals.

• compound

• complex