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A worksheet titled "Simple, Compound, & Complex Sentences" with instructions and 17 numbered sentences to identify sentence types.

A worksheet titled "Simple, Compound, & Complex Sentences" with instructions and 17 numbered sentences to identify sentence types.

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Task: Identify whether the following sentences are Simple (S), Compound (C), or Complex (CX).



#### Definitions:
1. Simple Sentence: A sentence with only one independent clause (a subject and a predicate).
2. Compound Sentence: A sentence with two or more independent clauses joined by coordinating conjunctions (e.g., "and," "but," "or," "so," etc.) or semicolons.
3. Complex Sentence: A sentence with one independent clause and at least one dependent clause. Dependent clauses cannot stand alone as complete sentences and often begin with subordinating conjunctions (e.g., "because," "although," "since," "if," etc.).

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Solution:



Let's analyze each sentence step by step:

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#### 1. My phone is dead because I forgot to plug it in last night.
- Analysis: This sentence has one independent clause ("My phone is dead") and one dependent clause ("because I forgot to plug it in last night").
- Type: Complex (CX)

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#### 2. The lead in my pencil broke, but I can use this pen.
- Analysis: This sentence has two independent clauses ("The lead in my pencil broke" and "I can use this pen"), joined by the coordinating conjunction "but."
- Type: Compound (C)

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#### 3. You need to take a shower before you go to bed tonight.
- Analysis: This sentence has one independent clause ("You need to take a shower") and one dependent clause ("before you go to bed tonight").
- Type: Complex (CX)

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#### 4. I want to give my grandma a gift for her birthday.
- Analysis: This sentence has only one independent clause.
- Type: Simple (S)

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#### 5. I lost my tooth while I was eating an apple today.
- Analysis: This sentence has one independent clause ("I lost my tooth") and one dependent clause ("while I was eating an apple today").
- Type: Complex (CX)

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#### 6. As soon as Gina finished planting her flowers, it started to rain.
- Analysis: This sentence has one independent clause ("it started to rain") and one dependent clause ("As soon as Gina finished planting her flowers").
- Type: Complex (CX)

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#### 7. Quinn and her dad shared the same ice cream flavor.
- Analysis: This sentence has only one independent clause.
- Type: Simple (S)

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#### 8. My brother’s favorite sport is soccer, but he finds it a fine.
- Analysis: This sentence has two independent clauses ("My brother’s favorite sport is soccer" and "he finds it a fine"), joined by the coordinating conjunction "but."
- Type: Compound (C)

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#### 9. Since soccer is Mason’s favorite sport, yet it’s the sport he most excels at.
- Analysis: This sentence has one independent clause ("soccer is Mason’s favorite sport") and one dependent clause ("Since it’s the sport he most excels at"). However, the structure is incorrect because "yet" is not used correctly here. Assuming the intended meaning, it is still a complex sentence.
- Type: Complex (CX)

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#### 10. Unless I receive an email from Bobby by tomorrow morning, I am going to proceed with planning the party myself.
- Analysis: This sentence has one independent clause ("I am going to proceed with planning the party myself") and one dependent clause ("Unless I receive an email from Bobby by tomorrow morning").
- Type: Complex (CX)

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#### 11. After reading mammal stories by the campfire, Lee told ghost stories.
- Analysis: This sentence has one independent clause ("Lee told ghost stories") and one dependent clause ("After reading mammal stories by the campfire").
- Type: Complex (CX)

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#### 12. I have an announcement to make when everyone arrives.
- Analysis: This sentence has one independent clause ("I have an announcement to make") and one dependent clause ("when everyone arrives").
- Type: Complex (CX)

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#### 13. Although Lee was frustrated, he refused to eat the stew.
- Analysis: This sentence has one independent clause ("he refused to eat the stew") and one dependent clause ("Although Lee was frustrated").
- Type: Complex (CX)

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#### 14. If we don’t quiet down, my next visit will end like a slumber party again.
- Analysis: This sentence has one independent clause ("my next visit will end like a slumber party again") and one dependent clause ("If we don’t quiet down").
- Type: Complex (CX)

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#### 15. The baby was cranky, so I put her down for a nap.
- Analysis: This sentence has two independent clauses ("The baby was cranky" and "I put her down for a nap"), joined by the coordinating conjunction "so."
- Type: Compound (C)

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#### 16. I am no longer stickicky foods like licorice, for I have braces now.
- Analysis: This sentence has one independent clause ("I am no longer sticky foods like licorice") and one dependent clause ("for I have braces now").
- Type: Complex (CX)

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#### 17. Although I suspected I was wrong, I refused to admit my mistake.
- Analysis: This sentence has one independent clause ("I refused to admit my mistake") and one dependent clause ("Although I suspected I was wrong").
- Type: Complex (CX)

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Final Answer:


```
1. CX
2. C
3. CX
4. S
5. CX
6. CX
7. S
8. C
9. CX
10. CX
11. CX
12. CX
13. CX
14. CX
15. C
16. CX
17. CX
```

Boxed Answer:
$$
\boxed{CX, C, CX, S, CX, CX, S, C, CX, CX, CX, CX, CX, CX, C, CX, CX}
$$
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