Simple, Compound, and Complex Sentences

Amelia Earhart and her navigator were supposed to land on Howland Island about halfway between Australia and Hawaii.

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CCSS.L.1.1J

CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.3.1I

CCSS.L.7.1B

They looked out the window of their airplane, but there was no island in sight.

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• Complex

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CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.3.1H

CCSS.L.3.1I

CCSS.L.4.2C

CCSS.L.5.1E

They could only see the bright turquoise waters of the Pacific Ocean.

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• Complex

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CCSS.L.1.1J

CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.3.1I

CCSS.L.7.1B

They were lost, and the airplane was beginning to run low on fuel.

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• Complex

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CCSS.L.3.1H

CCSS.L.3.1I

CCSS.L.4.2C

CCSS.L.5.1E

CCSS.L.7.1B

If Amelia Earhart did not find somewhere to land soon, they were going to crash into the ocean.

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• Compound

• Complex

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CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.3.1H

CCSS.L.3.1I

CCSS.L.5.1E

CCSS.L.7.1B

Earhart radioed to call for help, but there was no response.

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• Complex

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CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.3.1H

CCSS.L.3.1I

CCSS.L.4.2C

CCSS.L.5.1E

Amelia Earhart would never be heard from again.

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• Compound

• Complex

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CCSS.L.1.1J

CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.3.1I

CCSS.L.7.1B

Over the years, millions of dollars have been spent searching for her since she disappeared 82 years ago.

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• Compound

• Complex

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CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.3.1H

CCSS.L.3.1I

CCSS.L.5.1E

CCSS.L.7.1B

Although people have searched for many years, no one has been able to find her or her missing plane.

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• Compound

• Complex

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CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.3.1H

CCSS.L.3.1I

CCSS.L.5.1E

CCSS.L.7.1B

When Earhart set off to fly around the world, only a handful of pilots had done it before.

• Simple

• Compound

• Complex

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CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.3.1H

CCSS.L.3.1I

CCSS.L.5.1E

CCSS.L.7.1B