Structures

Which of the following sentences is a compound sentence?

• It was getting dark, and we weren't near the cabin yet.

• Although she was considered smart, she failed all her exams.

• Even if the child is hungry, he will never eat oatmeal, but he will always eat ice cream.

• Wherever you go, you can always find beauty.

What type of sentence structure is used in this sentence:

“When the hare woke up, he saw that the tortoise was already at the finish line.” (The Hare and the Tortoise)

• Simple sentence

• Compound sentence

• Complex sentence

• Compound-complex sentence

Which type of sentence is this?

• simple

• compound

• complex

Which sentences start with an independent clause and ends with a dependent clause?

• Because it was so cold.

• Jay asked the store clerk for directions.

• Dinah read a magazine while she waited for the bus.

• Joyce enjoyed geometry more that she enjoyed algebra.

Which type of sentence is this? I gave my sister three cupcakes and a cookie.

• simple

• compound

• complex

This sentence is:

• a simple sentence

• a compound sentence

• a complex sentence

• a compound-complex sentence

This sentence is:

• a simple sentence

• a compound sentence

• a complex sentence

• a compound-complex sentence

This sentence is:

• a simple sentence

• a compound sentence

• a complex sentence

• a compound-complex sentence

This sentence is:

• a simple sentence

• a compound sentence

• a complex sentence

• a compound-complex sentence

This sentence is:

• a simple sentence

• a compound sentence

• a complex sentence

• a compound-complex sentence