Types of Sentences

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Types of Sentences

• Simple, Compound, Complex, Compound-Complex

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• 1.  Pauline and Bruno have a big argument every
  summer, over where they should spend their summer
  vacation. A. Simple SentenceB. Compound
  SentenceC. Complex SentenceD. Compound-Complex
  Sentence

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• 1.  Pauline and Bruno have a big argument every
  summer, over where they should spend their summer
  vacation. A. Simple SentenceB. Compound
  SentenceC. Complex SentenceD. Compound-Complex
  Sentence

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• 2.  Pauline loves to go to the beach and spend
  her days sunbathing. A. Simple SentenceB.
  Compound SentenceC. Complex SentenceD.
  Compound-Complex Sentence

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• 2.  Pauline loves to go to the beach and spend
  her days sunbathing. A. Simple SentenceB.
  Compound SentenceC. Complex SentenceD.
  Compound-Complex Sentence

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• 3.  Bruno, on the other hand, likes the view that
  he gets from the log cabin up in the mountains,
  and he enjoys hiking in the forest. A. Simple
  SentenceB. Compound SentenceC. Complex
  SentenceD. Compound-Complex Sentence

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• 3.  Bruno, on the other hand, likes the view that
  he gets from the log cabin up in the mountains,
  and he enjoys hiking in the forest. A. Simple
  SentenceB. Compound SentenceC. Complex
  SentenceD. Compound-Complex Sentence

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• 4.  Pauline says there is nothing relaxing about
  chopping wood, swatting mosquitoes, and cooking
  over a woodstove. A. Simple SentenceB. Compound
  SentenceC. Complex SentenceD. Compound-Complex
  Sentence

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• 4.  Pauline says there is nothing relaxing about
  chopping wood, swatting mosquitoes, and cooking
  over a woodstove. A. Simple SentenceB. Compound
  SentenceC. Complex SentenceD. Compound-Complex
  Sentence

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• 5.  Bruno dislikes sitting on the beach he
  always gets a nasty sunburn. A. Simple
  SentenceB. Compound SentenceC. Complex
  SentenceD. Compound-Complex Sentence

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• 5.  Bruno dislikes sitting on the beach he
  always gets a nasty sunburn. A. Simple
  SentenceB. Compound SentenceC. Complex
  SentenceD. Compound-Complex Sentence

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• 6. .  Bruno tends to get bored sitting on the
  beach, watching the waves, getting sand in his
  swimsuit, and reading detective novels for a
  week. A. Simple SentenceB. Compound SentenceC.
  Complex SentenceD. Compound-Complex Sentence

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• 6. .  Bruno tends to get bored sitting on the
  beach, watching the waves, getting sand in his
  swimsuit, and reading detective novels for a
  week. A. Simple SentenceB. Compound SentenceC.
  Complex SentenceD. Compound-Complex Sentence

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• 7.  This year, after a lengthy, noisy debate,
  they decided to take separate vacations. A.
  Simple SentenceB. Compound SentenceC. Complex
  SentenceD. Compound-Complex Sentence

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• 7.  This year, after a lengthy, noisy debate,
  they decided to take separate vacations. A.
  Simple SentenceB. Compound SentenceC. Complex
  SentenceD. Compound-Complex Sentence

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• 8.  Bruno went to the White Mountains of New
  Hampshire, and Pauline went to Cape Cod. A.
  Simple SentenceB. Compound SentenceC. Complex
  SentenceD. Compound-Complex Sentence

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• 8.  Bruno went to the White Mountains of New
  Hampshire, and Pauline went to Cape Cod. A.
  Simple SentenceB. Compound SentenceC. Complex
  SentenceD. Compound-Complex Sentence

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• 9.  Although they are 250 miles apart, they keep
  in constant contact on the internet. A. Simple
  SentenceB. Compound SentenceC. Complex
  SentenceD. Compound-Complex Sentence

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• 9.  Although they are 250 miles apart, they keep
  in constant contact on the internet. A. Simple
  SentenceB. Compound SentenceC. Complex
  SentenceD. Compound-Complex Sentence

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• 10.  Bruno took the desktop computer that he uses
  at work, and Pauline sits on the beach with her
  laptop computer, which she connects to the
  internet with a cellular phone. A. Simple
  SentenceB. Compound SentenceC. Complex
  SentenceD. Compound-Complex Sentence

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• 10.  Bruno took the desktop computer that he uses
  at work, and Pauline sits on the beach with her
  laptop computer, which she connects to the
  internet with a cellular phone. A. Simple
  SentenceB. Compound SentenceC. Complex
  SentenceD. Compound-Complex Sentence