Exploring Compound and Complex Sentences

What is the first step in identifying the parts of a sentence?

• Identify the conjunction

• Draw a mast

• Underline the verb

• Underline the subject

What separates the subject from the predicate in a sentence?

• A comma

• A conjunction

• A period

• A mast

What do you need to join two independent clauses to form a compound sentence?

• A conjunction and a comma

• A period

• A dependent word

• A semicolon

Which of the following is an example of a compound sentence?

• I went to the store.

• I went to the store, and I bought some milk.

• Because I went to the store, I bought some milk.

• I went to the store; I bought some milk.

What is a key feature of a complex sentence?

• It contains two dependent clauses.

• It contains one independent clause and one dependent clause.

• It contains two independent clauses.

• It contains only one clause.

Which word in the sentence 'Since I love to eat popcorn, I want to go to the movies.' makes it a complex sentence?

• Movies

• Popcorn

• Love

• Since

What is a compound-complex sentence?

• A sentence with two dependent clauses.

• A sentence with one independent clause and one dependent clause.

• A sentence with three independent clauses.

• A sentence with two independent clauses and one dependent clause.

Identify the type of sentence: 'Because I love to eat popcorn, I enjoy being at the movies, and my mom loves to see me have a good time.'

• Compound-complex sentence

• Complex sentence

• Compound sentence

• Simple sentence

What type of sentence is 'She was singing and dancing'?

• Compound sentence

• Complex sentence

• Simple sentence

• Compound-complex sentence

Which of the following sentences is a fragment?

• I was excited to play and I also couldn’t wait to see my friends.

• Unless I do my homework, I can’t go to the party.

• Since the purple caterpillar was talking, my dog was listening carefully.

• Was running.