Compound and Complex Sentences

A ______________sentence has 2 or more main clauses connected with a conjunction.

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1I

CCSS.L.7.1B

CCSS.L.5.1E

CCSS.L.4.2C

CCSS.L.9-10.2A

A ____________sentence has a main clause and a dependent clause.

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1I

CCSS.L.7.1B

CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.5.1E

CCSS.L.3.1H

What type of sentence is this?

Some volcanoes erupt with great power; others are less violent.

• simple

• compound

• complex

• Not a sentence

  (fragment)

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1I

CCSS.L.7.1B

CCSS.L.5.1E

CCSS.L.4.2C

CCSS.L.9-10.2A

What type of sentence is this?

The police did not arrive until the thieves left.

• simple

• compound

• complex

• Not a Sentence

  (fragment)

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1I

CCSS.L.7.1B

CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.5.1E

CCSS.L.3.1H

What type of sentence is this?

Pressure and heat inside the earth melt rock.

• simple

• compound

• complex

• Not a Sentence (fragment)

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1I

CCSS.L.7.1B

CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.1.1J

What kind of sentence is this?

When we learned of the arrest

• simple

• compound

• complex

• Not a Sentence

  (fragment)

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1I

CCSS.L.7.1B

CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.1.1J

True or False:

A dependent clause without a main clause is not a sentence. It is a sentence fragment.

• True

• False

Tags

CCSS.L.4.1F

True or False

A main clause needs a dependent clause in order to not be a fragment.

• True

• False

Tags

CCSS.L.4.1F

Organize these options into the right categories

Groups:

(a) Compound

,

(b) Complex

,

(c) Simple

• Please be quiet when you come in late.

• When the room warms up, we can take off our sweaters.

• Our class is making people aware of the importance of recycling.

• Scientists had always hunted an active eruption, and in 1980 they got their chance.

• A volcano is formed of magma.

• Mount St. Helens is an active volcano, but it had not erupted since 1847.

Tags

CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.8.1B

CCSS.L.8.1D

CCSS.L.8.3A

When it is foggy, driving is very dangerous. ​ (a)  

We will be on time unless we hit traffic. ​ (b)  

Whenever the wind blows the trees against the windows, the dog howls. ​ (c)  

Because our history class is so large, we meet in the auditorium. ​ (d)  

The pool will be cleaned when spring comes. ​ ​ (e)  

• main clause
• dependent clause

Tags

CCSS.L.7.1A

CCSS.L.9-10.1B