Part 1: Identify whether the sentence is simple, compound or complex
1. Compound
2. Complex
3. Simple
4. Compound
5. Simple
6. Complex
7. Complex
8. Compound
9. Complex
10. Simple
11. Complex
12. Complex
13. Compound
14. Complex
Part 2: Break the compound sentence into two simple sentences
15. I wanted a puppy for my birthday. I got a game.
16. The house was white. The barn was red.
17. My aunt will stay with us. We will go to my cousin's house.
18. Sometimes it's easy to do chores. Sometimes I must work harder.
19. The movies are expensive. We go anyway.
20. The lion roared loudly. The zebra did not run away.
21. The ghost floated down the hall. The children hid under the table.
22. I didn't like running. I didn't like swimming.
Part 3: Make one compound sentence using the two simple sentences.
23. The brown squirrel ran up the tree, but the dog did not bark.
24. It was bedtime, yet it was still daylight.
25. We could go to the movies, or we could walk to the park.
26. Her favorite color is green, and her favorite dress is blue.
27. The children played in the yard, and their mothers sat on the bench.
28. The boy laughed, and the girl giggled.
Parent Tip: Review the logic above to help your child master the concept of identifying simple compound and complex sentences worksheet.
