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simple or compound
complex or simple
Fanboy vs www.asiab
Neither or Both
complex or compound/complex
Punctuate correctly
100

Katie and Sally skipped and jumped rope at the park today.

What is simple? at the park is a prepositional phrase, not a dependent clause. Also- the conjunctions connect the subjects and the verbs- there are not two complete thoughts.

100
Despite the fact that my mom warned me over and over, I still hiked up and skied the chute.
What is complex? Dependent clause- COMMA- independent clause
100

The dragon flew in, so the villagers packed up and left.

What is FANBOYS- SO

100
The house collapsed because the tornado ripped it apart, but the family was safe in the basement.
What is COMPOUND/COMPLEX?
100

Because she is too young to vote the teenager decided to join the protest movement instead.

What is Because she is too young to vote, the teenager decided to join the protest movement instead.

200

The lobster crawled out of the trap.

What is simple?

200

I love to play in the ocean after a storm.

What is simple- DON'T BE FOOLED- a dependent clause has to have a subject and verb for it to be complex- it would need to say: After the storm raged in town, I love to jump in the ocean.

200

When the dust settled, I could see the rainbow.

What is www.asaib - WHEN

200
The fairy godmother arranged a carriage when she arrived at Cinderella's cottage.
What is complex? Notice- NO COMMA when dependent clause comes second.
200
The airplane swooped down and flew directly over the crowd at record speed.
What is CORRECT!!! No additional punctuation necessary because this is a simple sentence!!
300

I ran the marathon in four and half hours; Mrs. McBride ran it in three hours!

What is compound. Even though there is not a FANBOY- there are two complete sentences connected with a semi-colon:) False. Mrs. McBride doesn't run unless a bear is chasing her.

300

The president, while he spent the weekend at Camp David, decided to catch up on some free reading.

What is complex- the independent clause is split in two by a dependent clause- notice the commas!

300

The questions were super tricky; I could feel the sweat trickling down my neck.

What is NEITHER- compound sentence connected with a semi-colon

300
When he left for college, his parents repainted his room, yet they kept everything else intact.
What is COMPOUND COMPLEX- two independent clauses and a dependent clause
300
The wind felt cool after the snow fell so I ran inside to get a coat.
What is: The wind felt cool after the snow fell, so I ran inside to get a coat.
400

Last night we went to the movies, but the theater was closed for maintenance reasons.

What is compound? Two complete thoughts connected with a FANBOY.

400

The teacher helped the students make dog biscuits because she was a passionate animal lover.

What is complex. NOTICE- when the dependent clause comes SECOND- NO COMMA!

400

The wind rattled the windows before the storm died down, and my little sister hid behind the couch.

What is BEFORE= www.asiab and AND=FANBOY Did I trick you??

400
Despite the fact that we have the same parents, I like to exercise outside during my free time; my sister likes to curl up on the couch and read.
What is COMPOUND COMPLEX- notice the semi-colon!
400

One student chose apples the other student chose pears even though they both really preferred oranges.

What is One student chose apples; the other student chose pairs even though they both really preferred oranges.

500

The clown popped the boy's balloon and then gave him a new one.

What is simple- don't be fooled- there are not two subjects in this sentence even though there is a conjunction. It is a simple sentence with two verbs. To make it compound, you could add a new subject after the word "then".

500

Out on a limb, the kitty cat meowed for help.

What is SIMPLE- the introductory PHRASE is a prepositional phrase- it is not a clause with a subject and verb. TRICKY!

500

I ran so many errands after I got my license.

What is www.asiab after.  
"So" is not a FANBOY here- it is actually acting like a sneaky adverb in this sentence- how many? SO many

500
After the snow fell, the little girl pulled on her snowpants because she wanted to play outside.
What is complex! Did I fool you?? This one has one independent clause- so it can't be a compound complex. It does have two dependent clauses- which is ok!
500

While drinking Gatorade the man ran the 100-yard dash in four seconds and he broke every record that had ever been set.

What is While drinking Gatorade, the man ran the 100-yard dash in four seconds, and he broke every record that had ever been set.