sentence structure review

Which sentences start with an independent clause and ends with a dependent clause?

• Because it was so cold.

• Jay asked the store clerk for directions.

• Dinah read a magazine while she waited for the bus.

• Joyce enjoyed geometry more that she enjoyed algebra.

Which type of sentence is this?

Do you like to play soccer, or do you prefer baseball?

• simple

• compound

• complex

Which type of sentence is this?

I forgot my jacket, so I stayed inside at recess.

• simple

• compound

• complex

Which are examples of subordinating conjunctions? Click all that apply:

• while

• because

• and

• but

Which type of sentence is this?

Since you like tulips, I didn't get any roses.

• simple

• compound

• complex

Which type of sentence is this?

Let's make brownies after dinner tonight!

• simple

• compound

• complex

True or false: A compound sentence is made of two independent clauses joined by a comma and a subordinating conjunction.

• true

• false

Which type of sentence is this?

I like tulips, and I like roses.

• simple

• compound

• complex

Which type of sentence is this?

We went to the park, but we didn't eat lunch there.

• simple

• compound

• complex

Which type of sentence is this?

The boys built a fort in the backyard.

• simple

• compound

• complex