Simple Sentences
Compound Sentences
Complex Sentences
Compound-Complex Sentences
Grab Bag
100

Create a Simple Sentence.

Ex. I have a dog.

100
Create a compound sentence.
Ex. I play soccer and I also play hockey.
100
Create a complex sentence.
Ex. When she was younger she believed in fairy tales.
100
Create a compound-complex sentence.
Ex. While Riley did his homework, he listened to music and he ate chips.
100

Name two characters from Before the Ever After.

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200
Create a simple sentence with the subject of social media.
Ex. I tweeted a picture.
200
Create a compound sentence with the subject of food.
Ex. I drank coffee and I ate a burger.
200
Create a complex sentence with the subject of sports.
Ex. When Riley plays lacrosse, he tries very hard.
200
Create a compound-complex sentence with the subject of music.
Since Feng plays piano, he practices every single day and he always practices his scales.
200

This famous poet wrote Hamlet, Romeo and Juliet, Julius Caesar, The Tempest, and etc.

William Shakespeare

300
Why is this not a simple sentence? I have a dog and I walk her everyday.
It has two independent clauses.
300
Why is this not a compound sentence? I ate soup.
The sentence only contains one independent clause.
300
Why is this not a complex sentence? I went to Africa and I ate food in Africa.
The sentence contains two independent clause and it lacks a dependant clause.
300
Why is this not compound-complex sentence? Riley went to the pet store and he bought a fish.
The sentence is missing a dependant clause.
300

What is the shortest sentence in the English language?

I am.

400
Identify the independent clause. Riley loves to eat chicken wings.
The independent clause is "Riley loves to eat chicken wings."
400
Identify the independent clauses. Feng walked to school as he ate an apple.
"Feng walked to school" and "he ate an apple" are the independent clauses.
400
Identify the independent and dependant clauses. Soon Riley will be rich, because he invested in a nacho company.
"Soon Riley will be rich" is the dependant clause. "he invested in a nacho company" is the independent clause.
400
Identify the independent and dependant clauses. After Riley got home from school, he turned on Sports Centre, and made some nachos.
"After Riley got home from school" is the dependant clause. "he turned on Sports Centre" and "made some nachos" are the independent clauses.
400

Who wrote Before the Ever After?

Jaqueline Woodson

500
Give the definition of a simple sentence and give one example.
A simple sentence is a sentence with one independent clause.
500
Give the definition of a compound sentence and give on example.
A sentence that contains two or more independent clauses.
500
Give a definition of a complex sentence and give an example.
A sentence that contains an independent clause and a dependant clause.
500

Give the definition of a compound-complex sentence and give an example.

A sentence that contains two or more independent clauses and one or more dependant clauses.

500

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