Compound-complex sentences worksheets
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Count the clauses. One independent clause is simple, two is compound, one plus a dependent clause is complex, and two plus a dependent clause is compound-complex.
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7th grade Core grade
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A simple sentence has one independent clause. A compound sentence has two, joined by a semicolon or by a comma with and, but, or, so, for, nor, or yet. A complex sentence has one independent clause and at least one dependent clause. A compound-complex sentence has two independent clauses and at least one dependent clause.
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8th grade
Eighth graders sort sentences into the same four structures by counting clauses. Simple has one independent clause, compound has two, complex has one plus a dependent clause, and compound-complex has two plus at least one dependent clause. The sentences are longer now, and a noun clause (that school would close early) counts as a dependent clause too.
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