Simple/Compound/Complex Sentences

Identify the compound sentence:

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

• Milk cows are sweet and lovely.

• He drank milk last night and added protein.

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

Tags

CCSS.L.7.1B

CCSS.L.9-10.2A

CCSS.L.5.1E

CCSS.L.4.2C

CCSS.L.3.1I

Choose the correct conjunction to complete the compound sentence:

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

• And

• Or

• For

• But

Tags

CCSS.L.7.1B

CCSS.L.5.1E

CCSS.L.9-10.2A

CCSS.L.4.2C

CCSS.L.3.1I

A simple sentence must form a complete thought. What else do you need to make a simple sentence?

• a verb and a conjunction

• a subject, a verb, a capital letter for the beginning and punctuation mark for the end

• a subject, a verb and a capital letter for the beginning

• a subject, a comma and a conjunction

Tags

CCSS.L.7.1B

CCSS.L.3.1I

CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.1.1J

A(n) ________ clause can’t stand on its own as a sentence.

• Independent

• Dependent

Which of these is a simple sentence?

• in the forest.

• All the music.

• Went to the big game yesterday.

• I voted for the class president.

A compound sentence is:

• two separate complete sentences

• two sentences joined together with a comma and a conjunction

• a sentence with a single subject and predicate

• a dependent clause

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

• Because

• Yet

• So

• But

Read the following sentence:

Michayla and Dean are excited to go back to school.

Identify the subject.

• School

• Excited

• Michayla and Dean

• Michayla

Tags

CCSS.L.6.6

How do you create a complex sentence?

• by never adding commas to sentences

• by linking an independent clause with a dependent clause

• by linking two independent clauses

• by linking two dependent clauses

Select what type of sentence the following statement is:

I'm helping my grandma make a quilt.

• Simple Sentence

• Compound Sentence

• Fragment

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