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Simple or compound sentence?

3rd grade (Year 4 in England) · 16 questions · Common Core: L.3.1.I · England: Y3 GPS (clauses, co-ordination), Y4 GPS

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Question 1
Is this a simple sentence or a compound sentence? Ana and Raj played chess after school.
- A. simple sentence
- B. compound sentence
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Question 2
Which one is a compound sentence?
- A. The pool was closed for cleaning.
- B. I wanted to swim, but the pool was closed.
- C. My brother and I wanted to swim.
- D. I wanted to swim in the pool.
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Question 3
Is this a simple sentence or a compound sentence? Three green frogs sat on a log.
- A. simple sentence
- B. compound sentence
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Question 4
Which one is a compound sentence?
- A. Painting is fun on a rainy day.
- B. We can paint, or we can build a den.
- C. We can paint and build a den.
- D. We painted pictures of dens.
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Question 5
Is this a simple sentence or a compound sentence? Grandma and Grandpa grow tomatoes and beans.
- A. simple sentence
- B. compound sentence
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Question 6
Which one is a compound sentence?
- A. The pool was closed for cleaning.
- B. I wanted to swim, but the pool was closed.
- C. My brother and I wanted to swim.
- D. I wanted to swim in the pool.
7
Question 7
Is this a simple sentence or a compound sentence? You can have an apple, or you can have a pear.
- A. simple sentence
- B. compound sentence
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Question 8
Which one is a compound sentence?
- A. The bus was late this morning.
- B. We walked to school with Dad.
- C. The bus and the train were late.
- D. The bus was late, so we walked to school.
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Question 9
Is this a simple sentence or a compound sentence? The bell rang, and everyone lined up.
- A. simple sentence
- B. compound sentence
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Question 10
Which one is a compound sentence?
- A. The bus was late this morning.
- B. We walked to school with Dad.
- C. The bus and the train were late.
- D. The bus was late, so we walked to school.
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Question 11
Is this a simple sentence or a compound sentence? The bell rang, and everyone lined up.
- A. simple sentence
- B. compound sentence
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Question 12
Which one is a compound sentence?
- A. The puppy was tired, so it fell asleep.
- B. The tired puppy fell asleep.
- C. The puppy yawned and fell asleep.
- D. The puppy and the kitten fell asleep.
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Question 13
Is this a simple sentence or a compound sentence? Mia built a robot.
- A. simple sentence
- B. compound sentence
14
Question 14
Which one is a compound sentence?
- A. I wanted to swim, but the pool was closed.
- B. My brother and I wanted to swim.
- C. The pool was closed for cleaning.
- D. I wanted to swim in the pool.
15
Question 15
Is this a simple sentence or a compound sentence? The sun came out, so we went to the beach.
- A. simple sentence
- B. compound sentence
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Question 16
Which one is a compound sentence?
- A. Painting is fun on a rainy day.
- B. We can paint and build a den.
- C. We can paint, or we can build a den.
- D. We painted pictures of dens.

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Answer key: Simple or compound sentence?

1. A. simple sentence
2. B. I wanted to swim, but the pool was closed.
3. A. simple sentence
4. B. We can paint, or we can build a den.
5. A. simple sentence
6. B. I wanted to swim, but the pool was closed.
7. B. compound sentence
8. D. The bus was late, so we walked to school.
9. B. compound sentence
10. D. The bus was late, so we walked to school.
11. B. compound sentence
12. A. The puppy was tired, so it fell asleep.
13. A. simple sentence
14. A. I wanted to swim, but the pool was closed.
15. B. compound sentence
16. C. We can paint, or we can build a den.