Identifying Complex and Compound Sentences

Quiz
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English
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5th - 6th Grade
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Hard
+6
Standards-aligned
Margaret Anderson
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18 questions
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
5 mins • 1 pt
The difference between a compound sentence and complex sentence is that a compound sentence has two independent clauses and a complex sentence has one independent clause and one dependent clause.
TRUE
FALSE
Tags
CCSS.L.2.1F
CCSS.L.3.1H
CCSS.L.3.1I
CCSS.L.5.1E
CCSS.L.7.1B
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
5 mins • 1 pt
Because my coffee was too cold, I heated it in the microwave.
Compound sentence
Complex sentence
Simple sentence
Tags
CCSS.L.3.1H
CCSS.L.3.1I
CCSS.L.4.2C
CCSS.L.5.1E
CCSS.L.7.1B
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
5 mins • 1 pt
Although he was wealthy, he was still unhappy.
Complex sentence
Compound sentence
Simple sentence
Tags
CCSS.L.2.1F
CCSS.L.3.1H
CCSS.L.3.1I
CCSS.L.5.1E
CCSS.L.7.1B
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
5 mins • 1 pt
She did not cheat on the test because it was not the right thing to do.
Complex sentence
Simple sentence
Compound sentence
Tags
CCSS.L.2.1F
CCSS.L.3.1H
CCSS.L.3.1I
CCSS.L.5.1E
CCSS.L.7.1B
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
5 mins • 1 pt
She returned the computer after she noticed it was damaged.
Simple sentence
Compound sentence
Complex sentence
Tags
CCSS.L.1.1J
CCSS.L.2.1F
CCSS.L.3.1I
CCSS.L.7.1B
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
5 mins • 1 pt
I think I will buy the red car, or I will lease the blue one.
Simple sentence
Compound sentence
Complex sentence
A phrase
Tags
CCSS.L.3.1H
CCSS.L.3.1I
CCSS.L.4.2C
CCSS.L.5.1E
CCSS.L.7.1B
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
5 mins • 1 pt
When prices go up, customers buy less products.
Complex sentence
Compound sentence
A phrase
A simple sentence
Tags
CCSS.L.1.1J
CCSS.L.2.1F
CCSS.L.3.1I
CCSS.L.7.1B
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