Simple, Compound, or Complex
Directions: Identify the following sentences as simple,
compound, or complex based on your reading of the material
about simple, compound, and complex sentences.
1: The teacher walked into the classroom, greeted the students, and took attendance.
Simple
Compound
Complex
2: Juan played football while Juanita went shopping.
Simple
Compound
Complex
3: Juan played football, yet Juanita went shopping.
Simple
Compound
Complex
4: Although Mexico has the better football team, it lost.
Simple
Compound
Complex
5: The island was filled with many winding trails, a small lake, and dangerous wild pigs.
Simple
Compound
Complex
6: Naoki passed the test because he studied hard and understood the material.
Simple
Compound
Complex
Simple, Compoun
1. The teacher walked into the classroom, greeted the students, and took attendance.
Compound ... INCORRECT
(The correct answer was Simple)
2. Juan played football while Juanita went shopping.
Compound ... INCORRECT
(The correct answer was Complex)
3. Juan played football, yet Juanita went shopping.
Compound ... CORRECT
4. Although Mexico has the better football team, it lost.
Complex ... CORRECT
5. The island was filled with many winding trails, a small lake, and dangerous wild pigs.
Simple ... CORRECT
6. Naoki passed the test because he studied hard and understood the material.
Compound ... INCORRECT
(The correct answer was Complex)
You got 3 out of 6 correct, or 50 %