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Compound and Complex Sentences

Compound and Complex Sentences

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English

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7th Grade

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Practice Problem

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Easy

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CCSS
L.4.2C, L.5.1E, L.7.1B

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Standards-aligned

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Rebecca Yaske

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4 Slides • 6 Questions

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Compound and Complex Sentences

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COMPLEX Sentences

1. Have 2 independent clauses

2. Always use a FANBOY (for, and, nor, but, or, yet) to connect the clauses

3. Always has a comma


Jason was tired, so he went to bed early.

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COMPLEX Sentences

1. Has one independent clause and at least one dependent clause

2. Always has a dependent marker word (subordinating conjunction)

3. Only has a comma when the dependent clause comes first


Because Jason was tired, he went to bed early.


Jason went to bed early because he was tired.

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Multiple Choice

Is the sentence below compound or complex?


I love terrible puns, so I try to write sentences with them.

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compound

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complex

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Multiple Choice

Is the sentence below compound or complex?


Whenever I have the opportunity to use a terrible pun, I will.

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compound

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complex

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Multiple Choice

Is the sentence below compound or complex?


I saw someone post a joke about tearable puns, and I thought they

made a spelling mistake.

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compound

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complex

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Multiple Choice

Is the sentence below compound or complex?


When I looked closer, they had puns that could be torn from a

piece of paper.

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compound

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complex

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Multiple Choice

Is the sentence below compound or complex?


I’m a big fan of whiteboards, and I find them quite remarkable.

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compound

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complex

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Open Ended

Write your own COMPOUND sentence below:

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Compound and Complex Sentences

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