Question

Workout
Identify these sentences as simple (S), compound (Cd) or complex (Cp).
1. Parinitha played outside in the yard until her mother called her for dinner.
2. Natasha slept late last night, yet she made it to office on time
3. Denis bought jam and eggs from the nearest grocery store
4. When the leaves begin to fall, we will harvest the last of our crops.
5. The big brown cat ran after the blue and red ball.
6. John and Jennie went on a walk after they finished their lunch.
7 Many brave soldiers fought in the war, and saved their country,
8. The drummers played for an hour, but the pianists stopped early​

Answer 1

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1. Parinitha played outside in the yard until her mother called her for dinner.

• Complex sentence.

2. Natasha slept late last night, yet she made it to office on time.

• Compound sentence.

3. Denis bought jam and eggs from the nearest grocery store.

• Simple sentence.

4. When the leaves begin to fall, we will harvest the last of our crops.

• Complex sentence.

5. The big brown cat ran after the blue and red ball.

• Simple sentence.

6. John and Jennie went on a walk after they finished their lunch.

• Complex sentence.

7 Many brave soldiers fought in the war, and saved their country.

• Compound sentence.

8. The drummers played for an hour, but the pianists stopped early.

• Compound sentence.

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→ Simple sentence :-

• It contains with one clause or one finite verb.
• It doesn't have any binder or linker.

→ Complex Sentence :-

• It contains only one main clause, one or more sub-clauses.
• The unlike clauses are joined by binders*.
• It has three kinds

1. Noun clause
2. Adjective clause
3. Adverbial clause

→ Compound sentence:-

• It contains more than one main clause and sub clauses.
• The like clauses are linked by linkers**.

*Binders :- as, if, after, before, because, lest, since, till, until, unless, that, wh-words.

**Linkers:- and, but, so, therefore, for, then, yet, or, nor.

Answer 2

Question

identify the sentence as simple compound or complex .

Answers

1) parinitha played outside in the yard until her mother called her for dinner .

=> Complex sentence

2) Natasha slept late last night , yet she made it to office on time .

=> compound sentence

3) Denis bought jam and eggs from the nearest grocery shop .

=> simple sentence

4) when the leaves begin to fall we will harvest The Last of our crops .

=>complex sentence

5) the big brown cat run after the blue and red ball.

=> simple sentence

6) John and Jennie went on a walk after the finished their lunch .

=> Complex sentence

7) many brave soldiers fought in war and saved their country .

=> compound sentence

8) the drums played for an hour but the pianists stopped early .

=> compound sentence

Additional information

• what is simple sentence ?

simple sentence only have one clause or one infinity verb .

• what is compound sentence ?

compound sentence are having more than one main clause and subordinate clause .

• what is complex sentence ?

it is having only one main clause or one or more Sub clauses .