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Compound and Complex Sentences
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English
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6th Grade
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Corinne Sherwood
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15 questions
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Is the following sentence compound or complex?
While she was at the store, Ms. Sherwood bought some last minute Christmas presents.
compound
complex
Answer explanation
It's complex! It is formed with a dependent clause and an independent clause.
Tags
CCSS.L.2.1F
CCSS.L.3.1H
CCSS.L.3.1I
CCSS.L.5.1E
CCSS.L.7.1B
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Is the following sentence compound or complex?
Although it was very long, the movie was still enjoyable.
compound
complex
Answer explanation
It's complex! It is formed with a dependent clause and an independent clause.
Tags
CCSS.L.2.1F
CCSS.L.3.1H
CCSS.L.3.1I
CCSS.L.5.1E
CCSS.L.7.1B
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Is the following sentence compound or complex?
You should take your car in for a service because it's starting to make weird noises.
compound
complex
Answer explanation
It's complex! It is formed with a dependent clause and an independent clause.
Psssst! The word "because" is a conjunction, but not the type of conjunction for a compound sentence.
Tags
CCSS.L.3.1H
CCSS.L.3.1I
CCSS.L.4.2C
CCSS.L.5.1E
CCSS.L.7.1B
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Is the following sentence compound or complex?
Even though he's thoroughly trained, he still makes a lot of mistakes.
compound
complex
Answer explanation
It's complex! It is formed with a dependent clause and an independent clause.
Tags
CCSS.L.2.1F
CCSS.L.3.1H
CCSS.L.3.1I
CCSS.L.5.1E
CCSS.L.7.1B
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Is the following sentence compound or complex?
When she was younger, she believed in fairy tales.
compound
complex
Answer explanation
It's complex! It is formed with a dependent clause and an independent clause.
Tags
CCSS.L.2.1F
CCSS.L.3.1H
CCSS.L.3.1I
CCSS.L.5.1E
CCSS.L.7.1B
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Is the following sentence compound or complex?
He didn't want to go to the dentist, yet he went anyway.
compound
complex
Answer explanation
It's compound! It is formed with two independent clauses and a conjunction (plus a comma!)
Tags
CCSS.L.3.1H
CCSS.L.4.2C
CCSS.L.5.1E
CCSS.L.7.1B
CCSS.L.9-10.2A
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Is the following sentence compound or complex?
Our car broke down, so we took a taxi.
compound
complex
Answer explanation
It's compound! It is formed with two independent clauses and a conjunction (plus a comma!)
Tags
CCSS.L.3.1I
CCSS.L.4.2C
CCSS.L.5.1E
CCSS.L.7.1B
CCSS.L.9-10.2A
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