sentence structure review

Which sentences start with an independent clause and ends with a dependent clause?

• Because it was so cold.

• Jay asked the store clerk for directions.

• Dinah read a magazine while she waited for the bus.

• Joyce enjoyed geometry more that she enjoyed algebra.

Tags

CCSS.L.7.1A

CCSS.L.9-10.1B

Which type of sentence is this?

Do you like to play soccer, or do you prefer baseball?

• simple

• compound

• complex

Tags

CCSS.L.7.1B

CCSS.L.3.1I

CCSS.L.5.1E

CCSS.L.4.2C

CCSS.L.9-10.2A

Which type of sentence is this?

I forgot my jacket, so I stayed inside at recess.

• simple

• compound

• complex

Tags

CCSS.L.7.1B

CCSS.L.3.1I

CCSS.L.5.1E

CCSS.L.4.2C

CCSS.L.9-10.2A

Which are examples of subordinating conjunctions? Click all that apply:

• while

• because

• and

• but

Tags

CCSS.L.5.1E

CCSS.L.3.1H

CCSS.L.1.1G

CCSS.L.5.1A

Which type of sentence is this?

Since you like tulips, I didn't get any roses.

• simple

• compound

• complex

Tags

CCSS.L.7.1B

CCSS.L.3.1I

CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.1.1J

Which type of sentence is this?

Let's make brownies after dinner tonight!

• simple

• compound

• complex

Tags

CCSS.L.7.1B

CCSS.L.3.1I

CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.5.1E

CCSS.L.3.1H

True or false: A compound sentence is made of two independent clauses joined by a comma and a subordinating conjunction.

• true

• false

Tags

CCSS.L.7.1B

CCSS.L.5.1E

CCSS.L.3.1H

CCSS.L.4.2C

CCSS.L.9-10.2A

Which type of sentence is this?

I like tulips, and I like roses.

• simple

• compound

• complex

Tags

CCSS.L.7.1B

CCSS.L.3.1I

CCSS.L.5.1E

CCSS.L.4.2C

CCSS.L.9-10.2A

Which type of sentence is this?

We went to the park, but we didn't eat lunch there.

• simple

• compound

• complex

Tags

CCSS.L.7.1B

CCSS.L.5.1E

CCSS.L.3.1H

CCSS.L.4.2C

CCSS.L.9-10.2A

Which type of sentence is this?

The boys built a fort in the backyard.

• simple

• compound

• complex

Tags

CCSS.L.7.1B

CCSS.L.3.1I

CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.1.1J