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Is the Sentence Simple, Compound, Complex, or Compound-Complex? #2
There are different sentence types based on the number and type of clauses in a sentence. A clause has a subject
and a predicate.
A simple sentence is made up of one independent clause. An independent The dog looked straight into the
clause has a subject and predicate and can stand alone as a complete thought. photographer’s camera.
A compound sentence is made up of two independent clauses joined by a Steph walks to school in the
coordinating conjunction such as and, but, or, or so. mornings, but she rides the bus
on her way home.
A complex sentence is made up of an independent clause and a dependent Until more drivers are hired, the
clause. The dependent clause might start with a subordinating conjunction like bakery can only deliver cupcakes
after, although, because, before, if, since, unless, until, when, and while. It and cookies until 10 p.m.
might also start with a relative pronoun like that, which, who, whom, or whose.
A compound-complex sentence is made up of two or more independent Since you completed your project,
clauses and one or more dependent clauses. you can go play basketball, or
you can watch a movie.
Directions: Read each sentence and decide whether it is simple, compound, complex, or compound-complex. Write
your answer on the line.
1. Since his mom often had to work late at her new job, Jeb started taking on more __________________________
of the household chores.
2. Kara practiced her violin solo every night, and her diligence paid off when she __________________________
was awarded first chair in the school orchestra.
3. With keen eyes, the magnificent African lion surveyed his expansive grassland __________________________
domain from atop his high, rocky perch.
4. No one else had arrived at the park yet, so Kayla sat outside the gate to wait. __________________________
5. Although the interpreter speaks English with a British accent, his native language __________________________
is actually Italian.
6. Marcella and Manny are fraternal twins, but they have little in common besides __________________________
their parents, birthdays, and the first two letters of their names.
7. Aahna was disappointed that she came in fourth in the 100-meter freestyle event, __________________________
so she refocused and swam her personal best to win the 200-meter event.
8. The villagers living in the drought-stricken desert watched hopefully as the storm __________________________
clouds gathered on the horizon.
9. The large, fearsome gyascutus, known for having longer legs on one side of its __________________________
body, is a legendary, mountain-dwelling beast in American folklore.
10. Elephants communicate with infrasonic sounds, which are sounds with pitches __________________________
below the range of human hearing, so much of elephant communication is
inaudible to us.
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