Simple, Compound, or Complex?
I want to go outside sometime today, but I have too much to do.
Compound
Which is why we must work to change this problem.
Fragment
If you want to come with us. You need to let me know by today.
You need to let me know by today if you want to come with us.
"You should be happy because you are going to play soccer." What part of speech is "happy"?
Adjective
I answer the questions who, what, when, where, why, and how. I am the majority. Who am I?
Supporting sentence
My mom, dad, and sister tell me that I talk too loudly.
Simple
The trees have lost all their leaves it is winter now.
I like this movie it is really interesting.
I like this movie because it is really interesting.
I like this movie. It is really interesting.
I like this movie; it is really interesting.
I like this movie, and it is really interesting.
"That mountain seems very far away." What part of speech is "seems"?
Linking verb
I tell you what the paragraph will be about. I need to have a controlling idea. Who am I?
Topic sentence
Complex
Comma splice
Ever since I ran that race, I have been so tired.
I have been so tired ever since I ran that race.
I love making eggs for breakfast. What part of speech is "I"?
Pronoun, subject pronoun, subject of the sentence
Write a good concluding sentence to match this topic sentence: "One of my favorite places to go after school is the trampoline park."
It's up to you! Here's one idea: "The trampoline park is such a fun place to spend the afternoon."
My friends and I went to the movies, ate ice cream, and then came home and played video games.
Simple
If you want to watch the movie about three friends who go on an adventure.
Fragment
Do you want me to come home or do you want me to stay here!
Do you want me to come home, or do you want me to stay here?
"I stepped into the building." What part of speech is "into"?
Preposition
What would you expect to see in a paragraph that starts with this topic sentence: "Snow monkeys are incredible animals that live in Japan that have adapted many ways to survive the cold winters."
Details about how snow monkeys survive in the winter- how they have adapted, what the adaptations are, and why these adaptations developed
I put up my tree a week ago although I do not usually put it up until after Thanksgiving.
Complex
My grandmother made all the ornaments on my tree, I think of her every time I look at them.
Comma splice
Which is a really interesting question it makes me think of another problem I had before.
This is a really interesting question. It makes me think of another problem I had before.
This is a really interesting question; it makes me think of another problem I had before.
This is a really interesting question because it makes me think of another problem I had before.
This is a really interesting question, and it makes me think of another problem I had before.
"She studied well, but she still did not pass the test." What is the adjective?
There is no adjective. "Well" is an adverb.
Imagine you're writing a paragraph about food. Write a good topic sentence with a specific controlling idea.
It's up to you!