Question

Identify each of the following sentences

as either:
Simple, Compound, Complex, or
Compound-Complex
1. When I was younger, I dressed up as
Jasmine from Aladdin for Halloween!
2. I love roasting marshmallows, and I
enjoy sitting by the bonfire when it
starts to get cold outside.
3. On the left side of the road there is a
bowling alley.

Answer 1

The sentences are identified as Complex, Compound, and Simple.

Step-by-step explanation:

Identifying Sentence Types

1. When I was younger, I dressed up as Jasmine from Aladdin for Halloween!
- This is a

Complex sentence

because it contains one independent clause ('I dressed up as Jasmine from Aladdin for Halloween') and one subordinate clause ('When I was younger').

2. I love roasting marshmallows, and I enjoy sitting by the bonfire when it starts to get cold outside.
- This is a

Compound sentence

because it contains two independent clauses ('I love roasting marshmallows' and 'I enjoy sitting by the bonfire') connected by a coordinating conjunction ('and').

3. On the left side of the road there is a bowling alley.
- This is a

Simple sentence

because it contains only one independent clause ('There is a bowling alley').