Identify and produce the four sentence types — simple, compound, complex, compound-complex (CCSS L.7.1.a-b)
Exercise Difficulty 1 ~4 min eng.g7.f.ex_50

Sentence Type Recognition

Prompt

Identify the SIMPLE sentences in this list (some are compound or complex). (1) 'Maya astronomers tracked Venus.' (2) 'The cycle was 584 days, and the records survived.' (3) 'Because the cycle was important, the Maya tracked it.' (4) 'Astronomy mattered.' (5) 'Astronomers worked patiently.'

M-7-F-GR-EX-50-A Interactive Physical / non-image

Recognition worksheet with 5 numbered sentences and label-checkboxes for simple/compound/complex/compound-complex. Print-ready 8.5x11.

Answer criteria
type classification
correct
  1. simple
  2. compound
  3. complex
  4. simple
  5. simple
Hints
  1. Simple = one independent clause only.
  2. If you see 'and/but/or' joining two complete thoughts, it's compound, not simple.
Misconceptions to watch
  • Marks compound (sentence 2) as simple.
  • Marks complex (sentence 3) as simple.