Sentence Classification

Its proprietor, Roderick Usher, had been one of my boon companions in boyhood; but many years had elapsed since our last meeting.

• Simple

• Compound

• Complex

• Compound-Complex

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CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.3.1H

CCSS.L.3.1I

CCSS.L.5.1E

CCSS.L.7.1B

A letter, however, had lately reached me in a distant part of the country.

• Simple

• Compound

• Complex

• Compound-Complex

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CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.3.1H

CCSS.L.3.1I

CCSS.L.5.1E

CCSS.L.7.1B

A letter from him, which, in its wildly importunate nature, had admitted of no other than a personal reply.

• Simple

• Compound

• Complex

• Compound-Complex

Answer explanation

A letter from him, which, in its wildly importunate nature, had admitted of no other than a personal reply.

This one- you have to split up! It was a little tricky!

which, in its wildly importunate nature,= dependent clause

A letter from him,---had admitted of no other than a personal reply.= independent clause!

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CCSS.L.3.1I

CCSS.L.4.2C

CCSS.L.5.1E

CCSS.L.7.1B

CCSS.L.9-10.2A

The MS. gave evidence of nervous agitation.

• Simple

• Compound

• Complex

• Compound-Complex

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CCSS.L.1.1J

CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.3.1I

CCSS.L.7.1B

Classify the structure of the following sentence:

He went to Mexico last summer, and he learned some Spanish while he was there.

• Simple

• Compound

• Complex

• Compound-Complex

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CCSS.L.1.1J

CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.3.1I

CCSS.L.7.1B

The writer spoke of acute bodily illness — of a mental disorder which oppressed him — and of an earnest desire to see me, as his best, and indeed his only personal friend, with a view of attempting, by the cheerfulness of my society, some alleviation of his malady.

• Simple

• Compound

• Complex

• Compound-Complex

Answer explanation

Even though this one is SUPER long... it's just two independent clauses

Clause 1- The writer spoke of acute bodily illness — of a mental disorder which oppressed him —

FANBOY- and

Clause 2- of an earnest desire to see me, as his best, and indeed his only personal friend, with a view of attempting, by the cheerfulness of my society, some alleviation of his malady.

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CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.3.1H

CCSS.L.3.1I

CCSS.L.5.1E

CCSS.L.7.1B

It was the manner in which all this, and much more, was said,

• Simple

• Compound

• Complex

• Compound-Complex

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CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.3.1H

CCSS.L.3.1I

CCSS.L.5.1E

CCSS.L.7.1B

— it was the apparent heart that went with his request — which allowed me no room for hesitation; and I accordingly obeyed forthwith what I still considered a very singular summons.

• Simple

• Compound

• Complex

• Compound-Complex

Answer explanation

There's a lot going on here!

Clause 1

— it was the apparent heart that went with his request

Dependent Clause

— which allowed me no room for hesitation;

FANBOY

and

CLAUSE 2

I accordingly obeyed forthwith what I still considered a very singular summons.

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CCSS.L.1.1J

CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.3.1I

CCSS.L.7.1B

Take the following sentence and turn it into a COMPOUND sentence

"The house collapses"

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CCSS.L.3.1H

CCSS.L.4.2C

CCSS.L.5.1E

CCSS.L.7.1B

CCSS.L.9-10.2A

It is the main point of the paragraph.

• TOPIC SENTENCE

• MAIN PARAGRAPH

• SUPPORTING IDEA

• TITLE

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.2

CCSS.RI.11-12.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2