Sentence Structure

Question 1

I broke my arm

Answer 1

simple

Question 2

I fell off my bike and broke my leg

Answer 2

compound

Question 3

when I learned how to do a backflip, I was really happy

Answer 3

complex

Question 4

Even though Taylor Swift is a singer, she is also a song writer

Answer 4

Complex

Question 5

Math is my favorite subject, although science is fun too

Answer 5

Complex

Question 6

Jana went shopping, but she didn’t buy anything

Answer 6

compound

Question 7

Even though Jonathan struggled in Social Studies, he came out of the class with an A+

Answer 7

Complex

Question 8

my favorite food is pizza, but I also like Mexican food.

Answer 8

compound

Question 9

Rory needed to go out and run some errands today.

Answer 9

Simple

Question 10

The gulls were flying low, for the boats were bringing in the day’s catch of fish.

Answer 10

Compound

Question 11

The tornado brought about strong winds whenever the cold front came in.

Answer 11

Complex

Question 12

what do complex sentences have in them

Answer 12

dependent clause and independent clause
either order