Simple and Compound Sentences

What type of sentence is the following - simple or compound?

• Simple sentence

• Compound sentence

Answer explanation

The sentence "Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers danced, acted, and sang in many movies during their time in Hollywood" is a simple sentence because it contains a single independent clause with a compound predicate.

Tags

CCSS.L.7.1B

CCSS.L.3.1I

CCSS.L.1.1J

CCSS.L.2.1F

What type of sentence is the following - simple or compound?

• Simple sentence

• Compound sentence

Answer explanation

The sentence 'Pluto is the smallest planet in the solar system, and it is farthest from the sun.' is a compound sentence because it contains two independent clauses joined by a comma and the conjunction 'and'.

Tags

CCSS.L.7.1B

CCSS.L.3.1I

CCSS.L.1.1J

CCSS.L.2.1F

What type of sentence is the following - simple or compound?

• Simple Sentence

• Compound Sentence

Answer explanation

The sentence is a compound sentence because it contains two independent clauses: "My mom told me to clean my room" and "I won't be able to go to the movies with my friends this weekend," joined by a comma and the conjunction "or."

Tags

CCSS.L.7.1B

CCSS.L.3.1I

CCSS.L.1.1J

CCSS.L.2.1F

What type of sentence is the following - simple or compound?

We sat directly behind home plate, wearing our new jerseys and enjoying the best nachos ever.

• simple

• compound

Answer explanation

The sentence 'We sat directly behind home plate, wearing our new jerseys and enjoying the best nachos ever.' is a simple sentence because it contains one independent clause with no coordinating conjunctions connecting multiple clauses.

Tags

CCSS.L.7.1B

CCSS.L.3.1I

CCSS.L.1.1J

CCSS.L.2.1F

What type of sentence is the following - simple or compound?

• Simple sentence

• Compound sentence

Answer explanation

The sentence 'Billie Jean King holds four U.S. tennis championship titles and won at Wimbledon six times' is a simple sentence because it contains one independent clause with a compound predicate, not multiple independent clauses.

Tags

CCSS.L.7.1B

CCSS.L.3.1I

CCSS.L.1.1J

CCSS.L.2.1F

What type of sentence is the following - simple or compound?

• Simple sentence

• Compound sentence

Answer explanation

The sentence is a compound sentence because it contains two independent clauses joined by a semicolon and the conjunctive adverb 'however'. Each clause can stand alone, which is characteristic of compound sentences.

Tags

CCSS.L.7.1B

CCSS.L.3.1I

CCSS.L.1.1J

CCSS.L.2.1F

What type of sentence is the following - simple or compound?

• Simple sentence

• Compound sentence

Answer explanation

The sentence 'The Congo River begins in Zaire, flows 2,718 miles, and empties into the Atlantic Ocean' is a simple sentence because it contains one independent clause with multiple verbs, not multiple independent clauses.

Tags

CCSS.L.7.1B

CCSS.L.3.1I

CCSS.L.1.1J

CCSS.L.2.1F

What type of sentence is the following - simple or compound?

• simple

• compound

Answer explanation

The sentence is simple because it contains a single independent clause with multiple actions (went, looked, grabbed) performed by the subject (Jonathan) without any conjunctions connecting different clauses.

Tags

CCSS.L.7.1B

CCSS.L.3.1I

CCSS.L.1.1J

CCSS.L.2.1F

What type of sentence is the following - simple or compound?

The weather should be warm and beautiful next weekend; therefore, we should plan to ride our bikes to the beach and have a picnic.

• simple

• compound

Answer explanation

The sentence is compound because it contains two independent clauses joined by a semicolon and a conjunctive adverb ('therefore'). It expresses multiple ideas: the weather and the plan to ride bikes and have a picnic.

Tags

CCSS.L.7.1B

CCSS.L.3.1I

CCSS.L.1.1J

CCSS.L.2.1F

What type of sentence is the following - simple or compound?

• simple

• compound

Answer explanation

The sentence is compound because it contains two independent clauses: 'Mr. Dursley was the director of a firm called Grunnings' and 'he left early each morning to catch the subway near his house', joined by a comma and 'and'.

Tags

CCSS.L.7.1B

CCSS.L.3.1I

CCSS.L.1.1J

CCSS.L.2.1F