Sentence Complexity and Embedding

Compounding

Activity 13.2: Simple or Compound?

Using your definition of a clause as a subject-predicate pairing, and using the definition of a compound sentence as one that combines two or more clauses, determine which sentences below are simple and which are compound.

1. Liz and Ned worked in the yard last weekend. Simple
2. Liz mowed the lawn, and Ned weeded the flowers. Compound
3. There were many weeds in the garden. Simple
4. There had been a lot of rain recently, so the grass was long. Compound
5. Liz doesn't like to mow, but the grass was too long to ignore. Compound
7. It was wet, too. Simple
6. Ned yanked dandelions after dandelion, yet the roots stayed in the ground. Compound
8. Dandelions have very long and thick roots. Simple
9. Liz and Ned usually pay a lawn service company. Simple
10. Yard maintenance takes a lot of time. Simple

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