Identify what type of sentence each of the following sentences is: simple, compound, complex, or compound-complex.
1. The butter was in the cupboard yesterday.
- Simple
2. Dinosaurs lived millions of years ago.
- Simple
3. This is my favorite movie of all time.
- Simple
4. The Tyrannosaurus rex was huge.
- Simple
5. While Katie sipped on her cappuccino, I wandered about the bookstore in search of the text.
- Complex
6. I was snippy with him because I was running late for work.
- Complex
7. As she was bright and ambitious, she became a manager in no time.
- Complex
8. Evergreen trees are a symbol of fertility because they do not die in the winter.
- Complex
9. I want the sporty red car, but I am going to have to lease the practical blue one.
- Compound
10. Should we start class now, or should we wait for everyone to get here?
- Compound
11. When I grow up, I want to be a ballerina, and my mom is proud of me.
- Compound-complex
12. I will get to watch television, but first, I have to clean up the dishes after we finish eating.
- Compound-complex
13. The sun is shining through the clouds, so I think that we can go swimming.
- Compound
14. Mark and I went to the game.
- Simple
15. Beth both made the recipe from scratch and made the cakes for the whole family.
- Simple
16. Before the game, we tailgated in the parking lot.
- Complex
17. If the season is canceled, many folks will lose out on opportunities, and everything will become a mess.
- Compound-complex
18. The market was saturated with too much of the product, and the company lost a fair amount of money.
- Compound
19. We sat in the car until she was picked up by the school bus.
- Complex
20. Although she had a degree in economics, she did not have much practical experience with a job.
- Complex