Exploring Types of Sentences: Simple to Compound-Complex

The video tutorial covers the four major types of sentences: simple, compound, complex, and compound-complex. Each type is explained with examples, highlighting the structure and components such as independent and dependent clauses, coordinators, and subordinators. The tutorial concludes with a summary and practice questions to reinforce understanding.

What is a simple sentence also known as?

• Complex clause

• Compound clause

• Independent clause

• Dependent clause

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CCSS.L.1.1J

CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.3.1I

CCSS.L.7.1B

Which of the following is an example of a simple sentence?

• Although I like apples, I prefer oranges.

• I like apples and he likes oranges.

• I like apples, but he likes oranges.

• I like apples.

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CCSS.L.1.1J

CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.3.1I

CCSS.L.7.1B

What joins two independent clauses in a compound sentence?

• Subordinator

• Comma

• Coordinator

• Relative pronoun

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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

Which of the following is NOT a coordinator?

• For

• Yet

• Because

• And

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CCSS.L.1.1G

CCSS.L.3.1H

CCSS.L.5.1A

CCSS.L.5.1E

What makes a complex sentence different from a simple sentence?

• It has only dependent clauses.

• It has two independent clauses.

• It has one independent clause and one or more dependent clauses.

• It has no clauses.

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CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.3.1H

CCSS.L.3.1I

CCSS.L.5.1E

CCSS.L.7.1B

Which of the following is a subordinator?

• And

• But

• Or

• Although

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CCSS.L.1.1G

CCSS.L.3.1H

CCSS.L.5.1A

CCSS.L.5.1E

What does a compound-complex sentence contain?

• Two independent clauses and one or more dependent clauses

• Only independent clauses

• One independent clause and one dependent clause

• Only dependent clauses

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CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.3.1H

CCSS.L.3.1I

CCSS.L.5.1E

CCSS.L.7.1B

Which of the following sentences is a compound-complex sentence?

• I like apples.

• I like apples, and although I prefer oranges, I eat apples every day.

• Although I like apples, I prefer oranges.

• I like apples and he likes oranges.

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CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.3.1H

CCSS.L.3.1I

CCSS.L.5.1E

CCSS.L.7.1B

In the sentence 'After school, we went to the stationery shop,' what is 'After school'?

• Phrase

• Dependent clause

• Independent clause

• Coordinator

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CCSS.L.7.1A

CCSS.L.9-10.1B

Which type of sentence is 'One played football while Juanita went shopping'?

• Simple sentence

• Compound sentence

• Compound-complex sentence

• Complex sentence

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CCSS.L.1.1J

CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.3.1I

CCSS.L.7.1B