Question

determining sentence type

match each sentence with its type.

• i looked over my shoulder, because i had an eerie feeling.
• the leaf broke loose from the gnarled branch.
• while the moon was full, the wolves howled and the dogs slept.
• the child ran to greet the dog, and the teddy bear fell to the ground.

• compound
• simple
• compound-complex
• complex

Explanation:

Analyze sentence structures

1. "I looked over my shoulder, because I had an eerie feeling."

• Independent clause: "I looked over my shoulder"
• Dependent clause: "because I had an eerie feeling"
• Structure: One independent clause + one dependent clause = complex

1. "The leaf broke loose from the gnarled branch."

• Independent clause: "The leaf broke loose from the gnarled branch"
• Structure: One independent clause = simple

1. "While the moon was full, the wolves howled and the dogs slept."

• Dependent clause: "While the moon was full"
• Independent clause 1: "the wolves howled"
• Independent clause 2: "the dogs slept"
• Structure: Two independent clauses + at least one dependent clause = compound-complex

1. "The child ran to greet the dog, and the teddy bear fell to the ground."

• Independent clause 1: "The child ran to greet the dog"
• Independent clause 2: "the teddy bear fell to the ground"
• Coordinating conjunction: "and"
• Structure: Two independent clauses = compound

Answer:

Sentence	Type
"The leaf broke loose from the gnarled branch."	simple
"While the moon was full, the wolves howled and the dogs slept."	compound-complex
"The child ran to greet the dog, and the teddy bear fell to the ground."	compound