Simple, Complex and Compound Sentences

Identify the type of sentence: 'Before the cold weather arrives, we need to cover the plants.'

• Simple sentence

• Compound sentence

• Complex sentence

• Compound-complex sentence

Tags

CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.3.1I

CCSS.L.3.1H

CCSS.L.1.1J

CCSS.L.5.1E

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 has a subject and a verb.

• A complete thought expressed in a single word.

• A phrase that provides additional information but lacks a subject.

Tags

CCSS.L.7.1A

CCSS.L.9-10.1B

Identify the type of sentence: 'Morgan and Riley plan to enter their robot in an engineering competition.'

• Compound sentence

• Complex sentence

• Simple sentence

• Interrogative sentence

Tags

CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.3.1I

CCSS.L.1.1J

CCSS.L.7.1B

What is an independent clause?

• A group of words that can stand alone as a sentence, containing a subject and a verb.

• A phrase that cannot stand alone and depends on another clause.

• A type of sentence that asks a question.

• A group of words that expresses a complete thought but lacks a subject.

Tags

CCSS.L.7.1A

CCSS.L.9-10.1B

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.5.1E

CCSS.L.4.2C

Identify the type of sentence: 'I wanted to invite her to my birthday party, but I didn't know her address or phone number.'

• Simple sentence

• Compound sentence

• Complex sentence

• Compound-complex sentence

Tags

CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.3.1I

CCSS.L.3.1H

CCSS.L.1.1J

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 asks a question.

• A sentence that contains a subject but no verb.

Tags

CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.3.1I

CCSS.L.1.1J

CCSS.L.7.1B

Identify the type of sentence: 'I like school, but I wish I didn't have to get up so early.'

• Simple sentence

• Compound sentence

• Complex sentence

• Compound-complex sentence

Tags

CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.3.1I

CCSS.L.3.1H

CCSS.L.1.1J

CCSS.L.4.2C

What is the purpose of using compound sentences?

• To connect unrelated ideas

• To connect related ideas and show that they are of equal importance

• To create complex sentences

• To simplify sentences for better understanding

Tags

CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.3.1I

CCSS.L.3.1H

CCSS.L.5.1E

CCSS.L.4.2C

What is a complex sentence?

• A sentence that has one independent clause and at least one dependent clause.

• A sentence that contains two independent clauses joined by a conjunction.

• A sentence that expresses a complete thought and can stand alone.

• A sentence that asks a question and ends with a question mark.

Tags

CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.3.1I

CCSS.L.3.1H

CCSS.L.1.1J

CCSS.L.5.1E