textbooks, cookbooks, encyclopedias, newspapers
Simple, compound, or complex sentence?
Audrey loves cookies and cream ice cream.
Simple
Cookies and cream is just the name of an ice cream flavor.
A woman runs into a store yelling call 911 after a sound of screeching metal.
What is there has been a car accident?
advertisements, commercials, newspaper editorials
Simple, compound, or complex sentence?
Aven, Larson, and Penny are ready for recess.
Simple
To be compound, each clause has to have a subject and a verb.
enlightens the reader with topics that are usually real or contain facts; facts are used to teach and not persuade
Simple, compound, or complex sentence?
Yatziri, Vida, and Matthew are going outside after lunch.
Simple
To be complex, both clauses have to form a complete sentence if the AAAWWUBBIS is removed.
poems, stories, plays, comic strips, short story, novels, comedies, riddles, jokes, song lyrics
Simple, compound, or complex sentence?
Argen spent the night with Everett, and they stayed up watching movies.
Compound
Two independent clauses (could be complete sentences) joined by a FANBOYS (and).
Anastasia cried out “It's not fair...” And then her cell phone beeped. Her hand reached for it and her heart fluttered. She opened the message from John and read the few bare words, “I'm sorry, but I still have a fever.” Anastasia threw her head into her arms and continued sobbing. Her prom dress, hanging from the door, was a solemn witness to her disappointing news. We can infer...
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She is as sweet as honey is an example of...
Simple, compound, or complex sentence?
Thomas got ice cream after his family ate dinner.
Complex
Two independent clauses joined by an AAAWWUBBIS which makes one of the clauses become a dependent clause. Both clauses could be complete sentences if the AAAWWUBBIS was removed.