Simple, Compound, and Complex Sentence Review Bellwork

Select all the dependent clauses.

• The orange creamsicle was melting in the sun.

• My favorite type of pizza is pepperoni,

• because the sun was hidden

• since we won our first baseball game

Answer explanation

Dependent clauses cannot stand alone and provide additional information. 'because the sun was hidden' and 'since we won our first baseball game' are dependent clauses, while the other options are independent clauses.

Tags

CCSS.L.7.1A

CCSS.L.9-10.1B

Select all the independent clauses.

• The pink polka-dotted giraffe was my favorite stuffed animal.

• A hippo was splashing water all over the people watching him.

• the purple grape

• sitting on my chair

Answer explanation

The correct independent clauses are 'The pink polka-dotted giraffe was my favorite stuffed animal.' and 'A hippo was splashing water all over the people watching him.' Both express complete thoughts, while the other options do not.

Tags

CCSS.L.7.1A

CCSS.L.9-10.1B

Shaun White's snowboard is right in front of him.

• simple

• compound

• complex

Answer explanation

The sentence 'Shaun White's snowboard is right in front of him.' contains a single independent clause with no dependent clauses, making it a simple sentence.

Tags

CCSS.L.7.1B

CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.3.1I

CCSS.L.1.1J

Because of all the rain, I didn't get a chance to run outside.

• Simple sentence

• Compound sentence

• Complex sentence

• None of the above

Answer explanation

The sentence "Because of all the rain, I didn't get a chance to run outside" is a complex sentence because it contains an independent clause and a dependent clause introduced by 'because'.

Tags

CCSS.L.7.1B

CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.3.1I

CCSS.L.3.1H

CCSS.L.5.1E

James and Eve rode their bicycles after they ate lunch.

• simple

• compound

• complex

• none of the above

Answer explanation

The sentence contains a dependent clause "after they ate lunch," which adds additional information to the main clause "James and Eve rode their bicycles." This structure makes it a complex sentence.

Tags

CCSS.L.7.1B

CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.3.1I

CCSS.L.1.1J

She dropped the pan and the plate, but she held on to the spoon.

• simple

• compound

• complex

• none of the above

Answer explanation

The sentence contains two independent clauses: 'She dropped the pan and the plate' and 'she held on to the spoon', joined by 'but'. This structure makes it a compound sentence.

Tags

CCSS.L.7.1B

CCSS.L.3.1H

CCSS.L.5.1E

CCSS.L.4.2C

CCSS.L.9-10.2A

Since we've lost every game but one, no one is excited about football this year.

• Compound

• Complex

• Simple

• Compound-Complex

Answer explanation

The sentence contains an independent clause "no one is excited about football this year" and a dependent clause "Since we've lost every game but one," making it a complex sentence. Thus, the correct answer is Complex.

Tags

CCSS.L.7.1B

CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.3.1I

CCSS.L.3.1H

CCSS.L.5.1E

A complex sentence consists of one _______________________ clause and one _______________________ clause.

• independent, dependent

• phrase, santa

• independent, command

• dependent, embedded

Answer explanation

A complex sentence is defined as having one independent clause and one dependent clause. The independent clause can stand alone, while the dependent clause cannot, making "independent, dependent" the correct choice.

Tags

CCSS.L.7.1B

CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.3.1I

CCSS.L.3.1H

CCSS.L.5.1E

  A comma is required if the ____________________ clause comes first.

• independent

• dependent

Answer explanation

A comma is required if the dependent clause comes first in a sentence. This helps to separate the dependent clause from the independent clause, clarifying the relationship between the two.

Tags

CCSS.L.4.2C

CCSS.L.6.2A

Susan likes Chemistry, but she likes Physics better.

• Simple

• Complex

• Compound

Answer explanation

The sentence contains two independent clauses: 'Susan likes Chemistry' and 'she likes Physics better', joined by 'but'. This structure makes it a compound sentence, as it combines two complete thoughts.

Tags

CCSS.L.7.1B

CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.3.1I

CCSS.L.1.1J