Assignment: Sentence Types

Identify each type of sentence and then explain your choice briefly.

Simple, Complex,
No compound or
Sentence Justification
. Compound
Complex?
1 Steven walked to the train station. Simple Consist of one clause
cant stand independently
2 Maria had forgotten to pick up her Simple Consist of one clause
school bag. cant stand independently
3 Maria had forgotten to pick up her Compound It has two independent
school bag, so she had no lunch. sentences clause joined by linking
word “so”.
4 It rained for three days, so the Compound It has two independent
streets in my neighbourhood sentence clause joined by linking
flooded. word “so”.
5 The bus, which had been stuck in Complex sentence It has one indepent
traffic, was forty minutes late clause and one
picking up the group. dependent clause whick
cant stand alone.
6. While searching for a light, he Complex sentence Its consist of one
kicked something on the floor, dependent clause and
and discovered it was an empty two indepent clause to
form a proper sentences.
bottle.

7. Jim slowly roamed the empty Compound It has two independent

streets, but he never found sentence clause joined by linking
anyone since the city was word “but”.
evacuated.
8. Mildred and Ann could arrange the Simple Consist of one clause
pictures in a special album. cant stand independently
9. Even though his heart was Compound and Ther are two
pounding, Jim raced up the stairs, complex sentence independent clause join
and he checked out the strange with one dependent
clause.
noise.

10. Jason stayed up late because he Compound and Ther are one dependent
was playing video games. complex sentence clause join with one
independent clause.

(10 marks)