Simple and Compound Sentences

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English

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4th - 6th Grade

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L.3.1I, L.7.1A, RF.3.3B

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Anjali Rao

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Simple and Compound Sentences

Simple Sentences

a simple sentence has 1 independent clause

Ex. I ate delicious food.

Multiple Choice

Which of these sentences is a simple sentence

I went for a walk today; I got a lot of excercise

My dog

I did my homework today

I wanted to go play outside, but my mom said no.

Compound Sentences

A compound sentence is a sentence with 2 independent clauses either connected with a coordinate conjunction or a ";"

Ex. I wanted to eat dinner, but I had to eat breakfast and lunch first.

Multiple Select

Which of these is a compound sentence

I love apples and pears.

I am a perfect human.

I am a perfect human, and an imperfect child.

That last sentence didn't make sense.

Now we are going to practice

Multiple Choice

Is this sentence simple or compound?
A camel has one or two humps on its back, and it has a long curved neck.

simple

compound

Multiple Choice

Is this sentence simple or compound?
Camels belong to a group of animals called mammals.

simple

compound

Multiple Choice

Is the following clause Independent or Dependent?
Because I lost the big game last night.

Independent

Dependent

Multiple Choice

Is the following sentence a Simple Sentence or Compound Sentence?
I decided I really wanted to eat a pumpkin muffin, so I drove to the store to buy one.

Simple Sentence

Compound Sentence

Multiple Choice

How many independent clauses are in a simple sentence?

2 or more

1,657

Multiple Choice

An independent clause is

a Santa who works by himself.

a formula for a type of sentence.

a complete sentence.

an infinitive.

Multiple Choice

Which of the following answers lists ALL of the coordinating conjunctions? (FANBOYS)

It, my, For, And, So, But, Dog

Because, If, So that, Even though, Since

For, The, A, An, Yet, So, But

For, And, Nor, But, Or, Yet, So

Multiple Choice

Is the following sentence a Simple Sentence or a Compound Sentence?

" My mom told me to clean my room, or I won't be able to go to the movies with my friends."

Simple Sentence

Compound Sentence

Multiple Choice

Is the following sentence a Simple Sentence or Compound Sentence?
I decided I really wanted to eat a pumpkin muffin, so I drove to the store to buy one.

Simple Sentence

Compound Sentence

Multiple Choice

Is the following sentence a Simple sentence or a Compound sentence?

" Mrs. Musto and Mrs. Gambler ate an entire pizza during lunch. "

Simple Sentence

Compound Sentence

Simple and Compound Sentences

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