Grammar+Examples

​Give examples of simple, compound, complex and compound-complex sentences. Create categories to group your types of sentences.

**Simple Sentences**: p. 4 - I was taking my time that afternoon. p.95 - I have something from Elliott.

**Compound Sentences:**

p. 4 - Our school is called Parkland Middle School, and it's on the corner of School and Union streets. p. 161 - I said that really loud, and suddenly the whole cafeteria fell silent.

**Complex Sentences**:

p. 4 - But I usually left the crowds (where nobody was waiting for me anyway), and I went up a shady side lane called Chamber Street. p. 52 - I started unfolding the note, with him looking over my shoulder. ** Compound Complex Sentences :**

p. 6 - It connects to the parking lot behind the police building, but it isn't the main way into the lot, and hardly anyone uses it. p. 32 - But what I mean is, if one of those defenseless ones was pretty much all by themselves, they'd be in a lot more trouble, right?

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