Simple, Compound and Complex Sentences

Identify the simple sentence:

• The bird flew over the rainbow.

• The cat sat on the mat.

• The dog ran in the park.

• She is reading a book.

Identify the compound sentence:

• The sun was shining, so we went for a walk.

• We went for a walk because the sun was shining.

• The sun was shining, and we played video games.

• The sun was shining, but we stayed inside.

Identify the complex sentence:

• The flowers bloomed after the rain stopped.

• The rain stopped, and the flowers bloomed.

• After the rain stopped, the flowers bloomed.

• The flowers bloomed, but the rain stopped.

Identify the compound sentence:

• She wanted to go to the park, but it was raining.

• She wanted to go to the park, and it was raining.

• She wanted to go to the park, because it was raining.

• She wanted to go to the park, so it was raining.

Identify the complex sentence:

• He failed the test because he studied hard

• Because he studied hard, he passed the test.

• He passed the test because he didn't study at all

• He passed the test, but he didn't study hard

Identify the simple sentence:

• The bird sang beautifully.

• The horse galloped quickly.

• The dog barked loudly.

• The cat meowed softly.

Identify the compound sentence:

• I wanted to go to the party, and I had to study for my exam.

• I wanted to go to the party, so I had to study for my exam.

• I wanted to go to the party, but I had to study for my exam.

• I wanted to go to the party, because I had to study for my exam.

Identify the complex sentence:

• Although it was late, she continued to work on her project.

• She worked on her project, but it wasn't late.

• She worked on her project and it was late.

• She worked on her project late at night.

Identify the simple sentence:

• The bird sang beautifully.

• The bird sang and danced.

• The bird sang beautifully, and the sun was shining.

• The bird sang beautifully and loudly.