Compound-Complex Vs. Complex
Simple Vs. Compound
Punctuation
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Which is a complex sentence?

" We won the game, but my uniform was muddy because it rained the entire time. "

 " After our trip to the beach, school started back, and I was excited to see my friends.  "

" Weeds are easy to grow, and hard to kill. "

 " Weeds are easy to grow, and hard to kill. "

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Is this statement simple or compound?


" The train was late. "


Simple 
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What punctuation is missing from the sentence?


" Gerald likes flowers but his favorite flower is not native to where he lives "

A comma after flowers ( before but ) and a period at the end of the sentence.
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what is wrong with this sentence


I eat cheseburgers and chicken nuggets

cheeseburger is spelled wrong


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Is this sentence past perfect or present perfect?


" After Sophie had finished her work, she went to lunch. "


Past Perfect
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What is the difference between Compound-Complex Vs. Complex?



Compound-Complex has to have two independents and one dependent, while a Complex sentence has to have one independent and one dependent.
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What is the difference between a Compound sentence and a Simple sentence?



A simple sentence consists of only one clause. A compound sentence consists of two or more independent clauses.

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What punctuation should be added to the sentence?


No I want you to take the dog out before you leave mom said

" No, I want you to take the dog out before you 

leave. " Mom said.

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What should be capitalized?

the name of our school is bettye myers middle school.


The* Bettye Myers Middle School*
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Unscramble the words!!!

Tdaoy I aet pazzi for lnuch.

Today I ate pizza for lunch.

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What is the dependent clause in this compound-complex sentence?

 " Kate doesn’t like cartoons because they are loud, so she doesn’t watch them. "

 " because they are loud "

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Which is a compound sentence?

" They got there early, and they got really good  seats. "

" Her cat was sick. "

" I was late to work. "


" They got there early, and they got really good  seats. "

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What is the missing punctuation from the sentence?


" She had already passed the test and saw her grade but she still wanted to retake the test "

" She had already passed the test and saw her grade, but she still wanted to retake the test. "

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l like chicken and fries and ketchup and ranch. 

There should be comma instead of all the ands.
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Do commas go in lists?
Yes
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Is this sentence compound-complex or complex 

                

He studied hard because he wanted to go to medical school as he suffered from arthritis.

complex 
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Which one is a compound?

" He did not take the money, for it was not the right thing to do. "

" I like flowers during the spring. "

" I love pineapple pizza. "

" He did not take the money, for it was not the right thing to do. "

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What is punctuation? 

the marks, such as period, comma, and parentheses, used in writing to separate sentences and their elements and to clarify meaning.

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" the girl went over to her sisters house but her sister wasnt home. "

" The girl went over to her sister's house, but her sister wasn't home. "

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Is this sentence past progessive or persent progessive 


He was painting the door when a bird struck the window.

past progessive
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Which one is a Compound-Complex sentence? 

 " Playing hard is all fun and games until someone loses an eye. "

" The dog started barking so the cat ran away and I couldn’t keep up, so I stopped. "

" If you want to speak to me, then learn English. "

" The dog started barking so the cat ran away and I couldn’t keep up, so I stopped. "



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Is this sentence compound or simple



" There was no ice cream in the freezer, nor did they have money to go to the store. "

Compound 

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What punctuation goes where?


" Coach Espinoza who took her team to the Final Four last year might take a job with Notre Dame "

" Coach Espinoza, who took her team to the Final Four last year, might take a job with Notre Dame. "

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Unscramble the sentence.


I lkei ogds and tcas tehy aer ncie.

I like dogs and cats they are nice.

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What clauses are in a Compound-Complex sentence?
2 Independents and 1 Dependent