Question

Directions Identify whether the sentence is simple, complex, compound or compound-complex.

1) Once I get home from school, I'm going to take a nap
2) Being alone can be scary unless you keep yourself busy.
3) Justin enjoys fishing at the lake with his family on the weekends.
4) Crossing the street can be dangerous, so you must look both ways.
5) Whenever I go to the mall, I spend all of my money on things I don't need
6) I can't go to the party because I got in trouble, but it would have been fun
7) Mom said I can go to the museum with you, but I have to be home early
8) Todd and Nick are eating chips on a park bench
9) I can perform a dance for the talent show or I can recite a poem
10) Until i master the art of karate, I will train hard everyday
11) Since pizza is your favorite food I bought some for dinner, and it's from Tony's Famous
Pizzeria
12) The popular boy band released their new album last night
13) My sister studies spiders all of the time, for she finds them interesting
14) Vanessa worked on her Science project until midnight
15) While the Smith family was out of town Jonah fed their pet cats

Answer 1

1. Complex sentence

2. Complex sentence

3. Simple sentence

4. Compound sentence

5. Complex sentence

6. Compound-complex sentence

7. Compound sentence

8. Simple sentence

9. Compound sentence

10. Complex sentence

11. Compound-complex sentence

12. Simple sentence

13. Complex sentence

14. Simple sentence

15. Complex sentence

Step-by-step explanation:

A simple sentence is a sentence that consists of one independent clause. An independent clause is a clause that can stand alone as a sentence. Every sentence must have a subject and a predicate, and express a complete thought.

A compound sentence is a sentence that consists of two or more independent clauses connected by a comma, coordinating conjunction, or semicolon.

A complex sentence is a sentence that consists of one independent clause and one or more dependent (subordinating) clauses. Subordinating clauses are clauses that can stand alone as a sentence. They provide additional information about the independent clause.

A compound-complex sentence is a sentence that consists of at least two independent clauses and at least one subordinating clause.