Name: _________________________________

Read the sentences carefully. Identify each as simple, compound or complex.

____________1. I will be at the mall.

____________2. Come on time and I will be there.

____________3. If you can come ahead of me, please for me.

____________4. Cross the street carefully.

____________5. The children were standing at the corner while I walked straight ahead.

____________6. After getting up early, be sure to eat your breakfast.

____________7. Mother helps us move on time.

____________8. They want to rest before they eat their breakfast.

____________9. As soon as you arrived, call me up.

____________10. We are all waiting for the program to start.

Underline once the main clause and twice the dependent clause and circle the conjunction.

1. When Ellen called, you were not home yet.

2. I put the books in my bag before I left.

3. We can’t start the program unless the music is complete.

4. People like to collect tropical fish because they have beautiful shapes and color.

5. While Susan wrote her assignment, her brother played piano.

Name: _________________________________

Read the sentences carefully. Identify each as simple, compound, complex or compound-complex.

_______________1. The water buffalo is probably the most hardworking beast in South Africa.

_______________2. They hurried but we took our time.

_______________3. While we are school, we study hard; nothing worthwhile is easy.

_______________4. When the bell rang, we were already finishing the outline.

_______________5. When a person dies, he does not cease to exist but he departs to another world.

_______________6. Are you interested to make a call?

_______________7. Since I began to study seriously, my school work doesn’t seem too hard.

_______________8. We started early, we were eager to take a trip.

_______________9. It rained today before the class started.

_______________10. The saltwater crocodile is one of the dangerous world’s most dangerous.

Name: _________________________________

Read the sentences carefully. Identify each as simple, compound, complex or compound-complex.

_______________1. The water buffalo is probably the most hardworking beast in South Africa.

_______________2. They hurried but we took our time.

_______________3. While we are school, we study hard; nothing worthwhile is easy.

_______________4. When the bell rang, we were already finishing the outline.

_______________5. When a person dies, he does not cease to exist but he departs to another world.

_______________6. Are you interested to make a call?

_______________7. Since I began to study seriously, my school work doesn’t seem too hard.

_______________8. We started early, we were eager to take a trip.

_______________9. It rained today before the class started.

_______________10. The saltwater crocodile is one of the dangerous world’s most dangerous.