All About Simple Sentences

Is this sentence a simple sentence?

Go clean your room!

• yes

• no

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CCSS.L.7.1B

CCSS.L.3.1I

CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.1.1J

Is this sentence a simple sentence?

Don't Go!

• yes

• no

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CCSS.L.7.1B

CCSS.L.3.1I

CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.1.1J

Is this sentence a simple sentence?

Lisa got sent to the principal's office because she was late.

• yes

• no

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CCSS.L.7.1B

CCSS.L.3.1I

CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.1.1J

Select the simple sentences.

• This is a complex sentence.

• I brought my umbrella with me in case it rains.

• I want a new cat, but I haven't saved enough money yet.

• Are you going to the party, Tom?

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CCSS.L.7.1B

CCSS.L.3.1I

CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.1.1J

Is this sentence a simple sentence?

I don't know why she did that.

• yes

• no

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CCSS.L.7.1B

CCSS.L.3.1I

CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.1.1J

Chose the simple sentence

• In Greek mythology, Athena is the goddess of wisdom.

• Athena is the goddess of wisdom, so she is an important figure in Greek mythology.

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CCSS.L.7.1B

CCSS.L.3.1I

CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.1.1J

A simple sentence has...

• Two independent clauses

• One dependent clause

• No compound verbs

• One independent clause

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CCSS.L.7.1B

CCSS.L.3.1I

CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.1.1J

Is this sentence a simple sentence?

We waited for her arrival until we left for dinner.

• yes

• no

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CCSS.L.7.1B

CCSS.L.3.1I

CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.1.1J

Is this sentence a simple sentence?

Long-ago people had no cell phones.

• yes

• no

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CCSS.L.7.1B

CCSS.L.3.1I

CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.1.1J

Select the simple sentences.

• I find doing work on my laptop to be quite enjoyable.

• The kitten was warm and fuzzy.

• Please come here!

• Shawn is a great writer, but his spelling is terrible.

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CCSS.L.7.1B

CCSS.L.3.1I

CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.1.1J