Types of Sentences

Janet went to the library to borrow some books.

• Simple

• Complex

• Compund

Tags

CCSS.L.7.1B

CCSS.L.3.1I

CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.1.1J

The water was so cold that we could not swim in it.

• Simple

• Complex

• Compound

Tags

CCSS.L.7.1B

CCSS.L.5.1E

CCSS.L.3.1H

CCSS.L.4.2C

CCSS.L.9-10.2A

The little girl started crying when she couldn’t find her toy.

• Simple

• Compound

• Complex

Tags

CCSS.L.7.1B

CCSS.L.3.1I

CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.1.1J

I live in a large city.

• Simple

• Complex

• Compound

Tags

CCSS.L.7.1B

CCSS.L.3.1I

CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.1.1J

As soon as the bell rang, the children rushed out.

• Simple

• Complex

• Compund

Tags

CCSS.L.7.1B

CCSS.L.3.1I

CCSS.L.5.1E

CCSS.L.4.2C

CCSS.L.9-10.2A

We saw a film which was based on the life of Nelson Mandela.

• Simple

• Complex

• Compund

Tags

CCSS.L.7.1B

CCSS.L.5.1E

CCSS.L.3.1H

CCSS.L.4.2C

CCSS.L.9-10.2A

The boys and the girls were shouting loudly.

• Simple

• Complex

• Compound

Tags

CCSS.L.7.1B

CCSS.L.3.1I

CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.1.1J

Example of complex sentence

• Mr. and Mrs. Smith are dancing gracefully

• She only paints with bold colors; she does not like pastels at all

• Because we are leaving the next day, we want to visit the Louvre on Tuesday.

• The sky is clear and the stars are twinkling.

Tags

CCSS.L.7.1B

CCSS.L.3.1I

CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.5.1E

CCSS.L.3.1H

Select one of the options to make the sentence a complex one by writing it in the blank space: She returned the computer ________ she notice it was damaged

• after

• and

• yet

• ;

Tags

CCSS.L.7.1B

CCSS.L.3.1I

CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.5.1E

CCSS.L.3.1H

Before the sun went down, they finally made it back to camp, and everyone had dinner.

• simple
• compound
• complex
• compound-complex

Tags

CCSS.L.7.1B

CCSS.L.3.1I

CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.1.1J