Identifying Sentence Structures

Identifying Sentence Structures

8th Grade · ELA · 20 min· Compound, Complex, Compound-complex Sentences

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Learning Objective

I can identify and classify compound, complex, and compound-complex sentences.

  • 1

    A compound-complex sentence has elements of both compound and complex sentences, meaning it has at least two independent clauses and at least one dependent clause.

  • 2

    The minimum requirement for a compound-complex sentence is two independent clauses and one dependent clause, but it can include more than one dependent clause.

  • 3

    "After the storm passed, I went outside and I picked flowers because they were beautiful" is a compound-complex sentence because "I went outside" and "I picked flowers" are independent clauses, while "After the storm passed" and "because they were beautiful" are dependent clauses.