Simple, Compound, or Complex? PowerPoint by Ms. B.

The Rules As a group, decide what type of sentence is on the board Write simple, compound, or complex on your white board Your group will get 5 points for a correct answer If the sentence is compound or complex, you can get an extra 3 points if you correctly identify the conjunction on your board as well

Ready??? Juan and Arturo play football every afternoon. Simple Before you run, you better put your shoes on. Complex; before Although we overslept, we were still on time for school. Complex; although Alejandro played football, so Maria went shopping.  Compound; so Mr. and Mrs. Crane ate dinner, and they went to a movie. Compound; and

Christian got a computer game and a Xbox 360 game for Christmas. Simple You must leave early or be late! He ate the soup even though it had the eyeballs in it. Complex; even though The superintendent came to our school; he spoke to our class. Compound; none The dog sitter did a good job picking up doo doo, feeding our dog, and walking him.

Can we read a book whenever we finish our assignment? Complex; whenever The child in the mall stopped, stared, and screamed at us. Simple Until we see results, we will keep repeating the experiment. Complex; until The one-eyed rabbit ran into the wall and left a hole. Can we still see the movie though it is over three hours long? Complex; though We were really tired, and we fell asleep at the lunch table. Compound; and

Michael and Tim ate pizza and cookies last night for dinner. Simple The car took off down the street, but it wasn’t fast enough. Compound; but Everyone loved the holiday break even though it seemed short. Complex; even though Because too many people ate a lot during the break, they now have to lose the weight. Complex; because Can you give me some cookies and milk, or will you continue not to share? Compound; or