Simple, Compound, Complex, and Compound-Complex

Quiz
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English
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8th Grade
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Hard
+7
Standards-aligned
Sarah Williams
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25 questions
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
What type of sentence is this?
Whenever it rained, Kerry thought of her home in Ireland, and she worried about her mother.
Simple
compound
complex
compound-complex
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
What type of sentence is this?
Before he knew it, the winter was over, and tiny buds began to sprout on the trees.
simple
compound
complex
compound-complex
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 sentence simple, compound, or complex?
Long-ago explorers had no binoculars or cameras.
simple
compound
complex
Tags
CCSS.L.1.1J
CCSS.L.2.1F
CCSS.L.3.1I
CCSS.L.7.1B
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Although it was sunny, the woods were dark, and Sue stumbled down the hill.
simple
compound
complex
compound-complex
Tags
CCSS.L.1.1J
CCSS.L.2.1F
CCSS.L.3.1I
CCSS.L.7.1B
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Is this sentence simple or compound?
Mary and Jazz are making the best commercial in class.
simple
compound
Tags
CCSS.L.1.1J
CCSS.L.2.1F
CCSS.L.3.1I
CCSS.L.7.1B
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Is this sentence simple or compound?
Kennedy has a new baby brother, and Katie has an older sister.
simple
compound
Tags
CCSS.L.1.1J
CCSS.L.2.1F
CCSS.L.3.1I
CCSS.L.7.1B
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
You need two things to join simple sentences. What are they?
two simple sentences
a coordinating conjunction
capital - period
comma - coordinating conjunction
Tags
CCSS.L.1.1J
CCSS.L.2.1F
CCSS.L.3.1I
CCSS.L.7.1B
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