Simple, Compound, & Complex Sentence Structures

How much do you remember about simple, compound, and complex sentences?

• nothing at all

• I know about simple sentences.

• I know about simple and compound sentences.

• I know all about all three sentence types.

What is the subject of the following sentence?

Ricky is studying with me.

• Ricky

• is

• studying

• is studying with me

What is a compound sentence?

• a sentence with one subject and one predicate.

• a sentence with two subjects and two predicates that are joined together by a conjunction.

Which of the following groups of words are coordinating conjunctions?

• from, before, since, after, yesterday

• for, and, nor, but, or, yet, so

• yellow, green, orange, blue

What is a complex sentence?

• a sentence with one subject and one predicate

• two simple sentences joined with a comma and a conjunction

• a sentence that has one independent clause and one dependent clause

What is the subordinating conjunction in the following sentence?

Although the baby monkey was ugly, mama monkey was very proud of him.

• although

• mama

• ugly

• was