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identifying compound and complex sentences

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What type of sentence has 2 independent clauses?

Compound Sentence

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What type of sentence has an independent clause joined by one or more dependent clauses?

Complex Sentence

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What type of sentence always has a subordinator (as, because, since, after although, when) or relative pronouns (who, that, which)?

Complex Sentence

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What type of sentence basically has 2 simple sentences?

Compound Sentence

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What type of sentence has independent clauses joined by a conjunction (for, and, nor, but, or, yet, so)?

Compound Sentence

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She cannot play in the game, for she broke her leg.

Compound Sentence

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The shoplifter had stolen clothes, so he ran once he saw the police.

Compound Sentence

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You must finish cleaning your room before you go to the party.

Complex Sentence

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After eating lunch at the Cheesecake Factory, Tim went to the gym to exercise.

Complex Sentence

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They spoke to him in Spanish, but he responded in English.

Compound Sentence

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Which is correct?

Before you go to bed please brush your teeth.

Please brush your teeth before you go to bed.

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Which is correct?

I am running track, but I really hate to run.

I am running track but, I really hate to run.

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Which is complex?

I watch TV while I do my homework.

She is smart, yet she has no common sense.

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Which word is NOT a Subordinating Conjunction?

after

but

when

because

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Which is punctuated correctly?

Since you made all A's, let's go out to eat!

I can't go, because I am sick.

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I can sing although I don't really want to.

complex

compound

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