Simple and Compound Sentences Game

Simple Sentences

100

What is a simple sentence?

A simple sentence has 1 complete thought and a subject and a predicate.

200

Is this simple? A monster ate a house.

yes

300

Is this a simple sentence? Red is my favorite color.

Yes

400

Is this a simple sentence? I like pizza, my friend likes pizza too.

No, this is a run on sentence.  It needs a boa to be a compound sentence.

500

Is this a simple sentence? I like ice cream, but my friend Dylan doesn't like ice cream.

No

Compound or Simple Sentence?

100

Is this a compound or simple sentence?

 I can do it by myself.

simple

200

Is this a compound or simple sentence?

 I drank water.

simple

300

I watch tv. 

Is this sentence simple or compound?

simple

400

Is this a compound or simple sentence?

 I like video games.

simple

500

Is this a compound or simple sentence?

 Ilike to play football.

simple

Compound Sentences

100

Is this a compound sentence? I like ice cream.

no

200

Is this a compound sentence?

 I like seafood.

no

300

Is this a compound sentence?

I like to play with my friends.

no

400

is this a compound sentence? i sat in a chair.

no

500

Is this a compound sentence? 

I play on the computer, but Dylan doesn't like the computer.

yes

Compound or Simple Sentences? #2

100

Is this a compound or simple sentence?

I broke my dad's glass eagle.

simple sentence

200

Is this a compound or simple sentence? I played on the computer, and I also did my homework, too.

compound sentence

300

I this a compound or simple sentence?

I like cupcakes, but Dylan prefers cake.

compound

400

Is this a compound or simple sentence ?

The fire is hot.

simple sentence

500

Is this a compound or simple sentence? 

Cupcakes are yummy.

simple sentence

Identifying Simple and compound sentences

100

How do you know if it's a simple sentence?

It is 1 complete thought with a subject and a predicate.

200

How do you know if it is a compound sentence?

It is two complete thoughts in 1 sentence joined together with a comma and a boa.  The fancy name for boas is conjunctions. 

300

How do you know if this is a simple sentence? 

I played with Dylan.

It contains 1 complete thought with a subject and predicate.

400

How do you know this is a simple sentence?

The mom held her baby.

It has 1 complete thought and a subject and a predicate.

500

How is the sentence compound

 My vaccuum cleaner broke, but I fixed it.

It has 2 complete thoughts joined together by a comma and a boa (conjunction).