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Simple, Compound, and Complex Sentences

Authored by Casey DeCosmo

English

7th - 8th Grade

CCSS covered

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Simple, Compound, and Complex Sentences
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Simple sentences are (also known as) _____ .

subjects
predicates
fragments
independent clauses

Tags

CCSS.L.7.1B

CCSS.L.3.1I

CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.1.1J

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Identify the following group of words:
I laughed and ran back home.

fragment
run-on
simple sentence
compound sentence

Tags

CCSS.L.7.1B

CCSS.L.3.1I

CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.1.1J

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Identify the group of words:
Ben is reading a book about how dinosaurs were extinct.

fragment
run-on 
simple sentence
compound sentence

Tags

CCSS.L.7.1B

CCSS.L.3.1I

CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.1.1J

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Identify the group of words:
My sister and I like to eat pepperoni pizza.

fragment
run-on
simple sentence
compound sentence

Tags

CCSS.L.7.1B

CCSS.L.3.1I

CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.1.1J

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Identify the group of words: 
My entire family lives in the city of Philadelphia, and we have lived there for a decade.

fragment
run-on
simple sentence
compound sentence

Tags

CCSS.L.7.1B

CCSS.L.3.1I

CCSS.L.5.1E

CCSS.L.4.2C

CCSS.L.9-10.2A

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Is the following sentence a Simple sentence or a Compound sentence?
Mrs. Musto and Mrs. Gambler ate an entire pizza during lunch. 

Simple Sentence
Compound Sentence 

Tags

CCSS.L.7.1B

CCSS.L.3.1I

CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.1.1J

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Is the following sentence a Simple Sentence or Compound Sentence?
I decided I really wanted to eat a pumpkin muffin, so I drove to the store to buy one. 

Simple Sentence 
Compound Sentence 

Tags

CCSS.L.7.1B

CCSS.L.3.1I

CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.1.1J

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