Simple, Complex and Compound Sentences

Identify the type of sentence: 'Morgan and Riley cannot wait until it is time for the competition.'

• Simple sentence

• Compound sentence

• Complex sentence

• Compound-complex sentence

Tags

CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.3.1I

CCSS.L.3.1H

CCSS.L.5.1E

CCSS.L.1.1J

Identify the type of sentence: 'If they place first, they might win five hundred dollars.'

• Simple sentence

• Compound sentence

• Complex sentence

• Compound-complex sentence

Tags

CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.3.1I

CCSS.L.3.1H

CCSS.L.5.1E

CCSS.L.1.1J

What is a dependent clause?

• A group of words that can stand alone as a sentence.

• A group of words that cannot stand alone as a sentence and needs an independent clause to make sense.

• A type of sentence that expresses a complete thought.

• A phrase that provides additional information but is not essential to the meaning of the sentence.

Tags

CCSS.L.7.1A

CCSS.L.9-10.1B

Identify the type of sentence: 'The robot can also sort objects, but it cannot count.'

• Simple sentence

• Compound sentence

• Complex sentence

• Compound-complex sentence

Tags

CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.3.1I

CCSS.L.3.1H

CCSS.L.5.1E

CCSS.L.4.2C

What is a simple sentence?

• A sentence that has one independent clause and expresses a complete thought.

• A sentence that contains multiple independent clauses.

• A sentence that is always a question.

• A sentence that has no verbs.

Tags

CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.3.1I

CCSS.L.1.1J

CCSS.L.7.1B

Identify the type of sentence: 'Because it wasn't cold enough, our snowman melted right away.'

• Simple sentence

• Compound sentence

• Complex sentence

• Compound-complex sentence

Tags

CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.3.1I

CCSS.L.3.1H

CCSS.L.5.1E

CCSS.L.1.1J

What is the purpose of using complex sentences?

• To show the relationship between a main idea and additional information.

• To simplify the sentence structure for better understanding.

• To create a list of items in a sentence.

• To make the sentence longer without adding meaning.

Tags

CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.3.1I

CCSS.L.3.1H

CCSS.L.5.1E

CCSS.L.1.1J

What is a conjunction?

• A word that connects clauses or sentences.

• A type of punctuation mark.

• A synonym for a noun.

• A word that describes an action.

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1H

CCSS.L.5.1E

CCSS.L.1.1G

CCSS.L.5.1A

Give an example of a compound sentence.

• 'I wanted to play outside, but it was too hot.'

• 'I enjoy reading books.'

• 'She runs every morning.'

• 'The cat slept on the mat.'

Tags

CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.3.1I

CCSS.L.3.1H

CCSS.L.5.1E

CCSS.L.4.2C

What is a compound sentence?

• A sentence that contains only one independent clause.

• A sentence that has at least two independent clauses joined by a conjunction.

• A sentence that contains a dependent clause and an independent clause.

• A sentence that is a question.

Tags

CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.3.1I

CCSS.L.3.1H

CCSS.L.1.1J

CCSS.L.4.2C