What is a simple sentence?

It is a type of sentence with one independent clause.

It is a type of sentence with two independent clauses.

It is a type of sentence with one independent clause and a dependent clause.

It is a type of sentence with two dependent clauses.

Which of the following sentences is a compound sentence?

It was getting dark, and we weren't near the cabin yet.

Although she was considered smart, she failed all her exams.

Even if the child is hungry, he will never eat oatmeal, but he will always eat ice cream.

Wherever you go, you can always find beauty.

Sentence Structures

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English

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8th Grade

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Practice Problem

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Hard

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CCSS

L.7.1B, L.7.1A, L.4.1F

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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 structure is used in this sentence:
“She has no conversation,' he said, 'and I am afraid that she is a coquette, for she is always flirting with the wind.” (The Happy Prince by Oscar Wilde)

Compound sentence

Simple sentence

Compound-complex sentence

Complex sentence

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 structure is used in this sentence:
“Her eyes were shining brilliantly, but her face had lost its colour within twenty seconds.” (The Gift of the Magi by O. Henry)

Simple sentence

Compound sentence

Complex sentence

Compound-complex sentence

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1H

CCSS.L.4.2C

CCSS.L.5.1E

CCSS.L.7.1B

CCSS.L.9-10.2A

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 5 pts

Decide what STRUCTURE OF THE SENTENCE is used in the given below.

Simple Sentence

Compound Sentence

Complex Sentence

Compound-Complex Sentence

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

What type of sentence structure is used in this sentence:
“When the hare woke up, he saw that the tortoise was already at the finish line.” (The Hare and the Tortoise)

Simple sentence

Compound sentence

Complex sentence

Compound-complex sentence

Tags

CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.3.1H

CCSS.L.3.1I

CCSS.L.5.1E

CCSS.L.7.1B

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Starbucks's Pumpkin Spice Latte is delicious.

Sentence Fragment

Complete Sentence

Tags

CCSS.L.4.1F

6.

MULTIPLE SELECT QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Which parts are required to have a Simple Sentence?

a subject

a verb

a comma

a full stop

a semicolon

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1J

CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.3.1I

CCSS.L.7.1B

7.

MULTIPLE SELECT QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

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.

Tags

CCSS.L.7.1A

CCSS.L.9-10.1B

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Sentence Structures

25 questions

What type of sentence structure is used in this sentence:
“She has no conversation,' he said, 'and I am afraid that she is a coquette, for she is always flirting with the wind.” (The Happy Prince by Oscar Wilde)

What type of sentence structure is used in this sentence:
“Her eyes were shining brilliantly, but her face had lost its colour within twenty seconds.” (The Gift of the Magi by O. Henry)

Decide what STRUCTURE OF THE SENTENCE is used in the given below.

What type of sentence structure is used in this sentence:
“When the hare woke up, he saw that the tortoise was already at the finish line.” (The Hare and the Tortoise)

Starbucks's Pumpkin Spice Latte is delicious.

Which parts are required to have a Simple Sentence?

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

Which type of sentence is this? Since you like tulips, I didn't get any roses.

Which type of sentence is this?

What type of sentence structure follows? With furious anger, Siria started screaming, and she started flipping over tables and chairs.

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What type of sentence structure is used in this sentence:“She has no conversation,' he said, 'and I am afraid that she is a coquette, for she is always flirting with the wind.” (The Happy Prince by Oscar Wilde)

What type of sentence structure is used in this sentence: “Her eyes were shining brilliantly, but her face had lost its colour within twenty seconds.” (The Gift of the Magi by O. Henry)

Decide what STRUCTURE OF THE SENTENCE is used in the given below.

What type of sentence structure is used in this sentence:“When the hare woke up, he saw that the tortoise was already at the finish line.” (The Hare and the Tortoise)

Starbucks's Pumpkin Spice Latte is delicious.

Which parts are required to have a Simple Sentence?

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

Which type of sentence is this? Since you like tulips, I didn't get any roses.

Which type of sentence is this?

What type of sentence structure follows? With furious anger, Siria started screaming, and she started flipping over tables and chairs.

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What type of sentence structure is used in this sentence:
“She has no conversation,' he said, 'and I am afraid that she is a coquette, for she is always flirting with the wind.” (The Happy Prince by Oscar Wilde)

What type of sentence structure is used in this sentence:
“Her eyes were shining brilliantly, but her face had lost its colour within twenty seconds.” (The Gift of the Magi by O. Henry)

What type of sentence structure is used in this sentence:
“When the hare woke up, he saw that the tortoise was already at the finish line.” (The Hare and the Tortoise)