Identifying Sentence Types

Going to the mall to shop is Ginger's favorite activity.

• simple

• compound

• complex

• compound-complex

Morgan wanted to go painting, but Monica thought cake decorating sounded more fun.

• simple

• compound

• complex

• compound-complex

Casey likes vanilla cake, which is good, but I think chocolate is the best.

• simple

• compound

• complex

• compound-complex

The mystery continues, yet the clues are starting to come together!

• simple

• compound

• complex

• compound-complex

Although the game was close, the team I was rooting for lost.

• simple

• compound

• complex

• compound-complex

Christmas music should not be played until Thanksgiving is over.

• simple

• compound

• complex

• compound-complex

Alex did not do his homework because he left his backpack at school.

• simple

• compound

• complex

• compound-complex

Using the phone in class is a privilege not a right.

• simple

• compound

• complex

• compound-complex

We have fire drills frequently which can be annoying, but some day they may save your life.

• simple

• compound

• complex

• compound-complex

The woman, who called my teacher, turned out to be my aunt.

• Simple

• Compound

• Complex

• Compound-Complex

Answer explanation

In this sentence, there are two clauses: "The woman...turned out to be my aunt " is the independent clause, and "who called my mother" is the dependent clause. A sentence with one independent clause and one dependent clause is a complex sentence.