Simple and compound sentences

Inspector Ray looked for fingerprints

• Simple

• Compound

• Complex

The lake holds more than secrets; it’s good for fishing, too!

• It's a simple sentence.

• It's a compound sentence

Choose the compound sentence

• The plates clattered and fell to the floor.

• The plates clattered, and a glass fell to the floor and broke

Is this a simple or a compound sentence?

Angela poured sugar in her coffee.

• Simple

• Compound

Choose the compound sentence

• Humphrey spun the globe, and Peggy put her finger on a random country.

• Humphrey spun the globe and put his finger on a random country.

Is this a simple or a compound sentence?

Ramzi put an extra dash of ginger in the cookie batter.

• Compound

• Simple

Choose the option that best combines these sentences into a logical simple sentence.

We wore straw hats to shield our eyes. The sun was blistering.

• We wore straw hats, and the sun was blistering

• We wore straw hats to protect from the blistering sun.

• The sun was blistering: we wore straw hats to protect.

Which is a compound sentence?

• Juniper went kayaking in the ocean. She saw a humpback whale.

• Juniper went kayaking in the ocean and saw a humpback whale

Combine these parts to make a logical complex sentence.

In December, I went sledding every day Because I could

• In December, I because I could went sledding every day.

• In December, I went sledding every day because I could.

Which of these options is a complex sentence?

• London’s underground subway system is very efficient and easy to use, even though the city is large and bustling.

• London’s underground subway system is very efficient and easy to use; the city is large and bustling but well-connected.