IDENTIFY EACH SENTENCE TYPE. SELECT THE CORRECT ANSWER FROM THE FOUR OPTIONS.

Example:

Jane and Jack have a big argument every summer over where they should spend their summer vacation.

A. Simple Sentence B. Compound Sentence C. Complex Sentence D. Compound-Complex Sentence

The correct answer is C (complex sentence).

 The independent clause is "Jane and Jack have a big argument every summer”.
 The dependent clause is "where they should spend their summer vacation."
 The dependent clause is a noun clause, the object of the preposition "over."

1. Joe could not go on the ski trip because he broke his leg, so he sat on the couch and watched movies.

A. Simple Sentence B. Compound Sentence C. Complex Sentence D. Compound-Complex Sentence

2. The team went our for lunch after the game, but Ben had to go home so that he could work on his final project.

A. Simple Sentence B. Compound Sentence C. Complex Sentence D. Compound-Complex Sentence

3. Vanessa knew traffic would be bad, so she left twenty minutes early.

A. Simple Sentence B. Compound Sentence C. Complex Sentence D. Compound-Complex Sentence

4. The students cleaned up after they finished the expirement.

A. Simple Sentence B. Compound Sentence C. Complex Sentence D. Compound-Complex Sentence

5. Perguso plays the piano, and his brother plays the saxaphone.

A. Simple Sentence B. Compound Sentence C. Complex Sentence D. Compound-Complex Sentence

6. When Sammy came back, the place were crowded with people.

A. Simple Sentence B. Compound Sentence C. Complex Sentence D. Compound-Complex Sentence

7. The manager said that he would return.

A. Simple Sentence B. Compound Sentence C. Complex Sentence D. Compound-Complex Sentence

8. Do you want to stay, or do you just want to leave?

A. Simple Sentence B. Compound Sentence C. Complex Sentence D. Compound-Complex Sentence

9. Jim took the desktop computer that he uses at work, and Clara sits on the beach with her laptop computer, which
she connects to the internet with a cellular phone.

A. Simple Sentence B. Compound Sentence C. Complex Sentence D. Compound-Complex Sentence