Identify Sentences: Simple, Compound, Complex & Compound Complex
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Identify Sentences:Simple, Compound, Complex & Compound
Complex
_____ 1. As I turned around, I heard a loud thump,
for the cat had upset the goldfish bowl.
CD –CX 1. As I turned around, I heard a loud thump,
for the cat had upset the goldfish bowl.
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_____ 2. Three years ago, my baby sister was born
on the first day of January.
__S__ 2. Three years ago, my baby sister was born
on the first day of January.
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__S__ 2. Three years ago, my baby sister was born
on the first day of January.
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_____ 3. The cat fell asleep on the warm kitchen
floor because he was deprived of sleep the night
before.
__CX_ 3. The cat fell asleep on the warm kitchen
floor because he was deprived of sleep the night
before.
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__CX_ 3. The cat fell asleep on the warm kitchen
floor because he was deprived of sleep the night
before.
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_____ 4. The crab grass was flourishing, but the
rest of the lawn, unfortunately, was dying.
__CD_ 4. The crab grass was flourishing, but the
rest of the lawn, unfortunately, was dying.
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__CD_ 4. The crab grass was flourishing, but the
rest of the lawn, unfortunately, was dying.
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_____ 5. The older boys were given a chance to
buy raffle tickets after the meeting.
__S__ 5. The older boys were given a chance to
buy raffle tickets after the meeting.
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__S__ 5. The older boys were given a chance to
buy raffle tickets after the meeting.
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_____ 6. When the mouse heard the soft snoring
of his sleeping nemesis, he scurried to the pantry
and grabbed enough food for a week.
_____ 6. When the mouse heard the soft snoring
of his sleeping nemesis, he scurried to the pantry
and grabbed enough food for a week.
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__CD_ 6. When the mouse heard the soft snoring
of his sleeping nemesis, he scurried to the pantry
and grabbed enough food for a week.
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_____ 7. Most of the time, my classmates were
wearing heavy jackets during the winter over their
clothes inside of the school as well as outside on
the practice fields.
__S__ 7. Most of the time, my classmates were
wearing heavy jackets during the winter over their
clothes inside of the school as well as outside on
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_____ 8. Professors are supposed to be absent-
minded, and I've seen plenty of evidence to
support that claim since I've been in college.
CD-CX 8. Professors are supposed to be absent-
minded, and I've seen plenty of evidence to
support that claim since I've been in college.
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CD-CX 8. Professors are supposed to be absent-
minded, and I've seen plenty of evidence to
support that claim since I've been in college.
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_____ 9. We had gone only a little way into the
cave before our flashlight went out.
__CX_ 9. We had gone only a little way into the
cave before our flashlight went out.
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__CX_ 9. We had gone only a little way into the
cave before our flashlight went out.
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_____ 10. Sentence types are sometimes difficult
to master; review and practice will make it easier.
__CD_ 10. Sentence types are sometimes difficult
to master; review and practice will make it easier.
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__CD_ 10. Sentence types are sometimes difficult
to master; review and practice will make it easier.
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