Grammar Video Project- Complex and Compound Sentences

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Our subject is complex and compound sentences. The first thing we did in our video was break down our definition for complex and compound sentences by explaining terms like independent clauses and dependent clauses first. Next, we gave examples of the clauses and compound and complex sentences. We also explained what separates the independent and the dependent clauses in the complex or compound sentences. Another thing we did was telling stories to help better understand complex and compound sentences with aliens for example our story for the complex sentences is. The independent clause is like alien, and he is about to go take over another planet.  He has all the supplies he needs to go by himself. Then the dependent clause alien comes up and asks him if he can go with him, because he knows he can’t go alone, and he doesn’t have the supplies to go. The independent alien agrees, and they invade the planet together. They realize that they worked a lot better together than if they had gone by themselves. So, they went and invaded earth. After the stories close to the end, we gave even more examples to give the watchers a very clear understanding of the different types of sentences. One of the examples was : I think you’d enjoy the party, but I don’t mind if you stay home. This is a compound sentence because they don’t need to be together to make sense and make a full sentence, but they sound better together. The last thing we did was test the watcher’s comprehension of the sentences and gave a few examples that they needed to define.

Test Questions-

1) Which one of these sentences is a compound sentence? 
a – Although he was wealthy, he was still unhappy.
b – My coffee was too cold, so I heated it up in the microwave
c – “Mary went to work, and John went to the party.”
d –She returned the computer after she noticed it was damaged. 

2) Which one of these sentences is a complex sentence? 
a – I was playing soccer and she was playing frisbee.
b – I learned English perfectly because I studied very hard.
c – my phone died, and I tripped, and I broke my phone
d – Our car broke down and I didn’t do my homework. 

3) Which of these is a compound sentence? 
a – I needed to the store and I needed to go to the dry cleaners
b – They spoke to him in French, but he responded in Russian
c –Although my friends begged me, I chose not to go to the reunion
d – Many people enjoyed the movie; however, Alex did not 

4) Which one of these is a complex sentence? 
a – I went for a walk and stole a dog.
b –I had avocado for lunch because I am allergic to peanuts.
c – I sat on a chair and I broke my arm.
d –He drove slowly, because he did not know the route well.

5) What is the definition of a compound sentence? 
a – A compound sentence is a sentence with two independent clauses
b – A compound sentence is a sentence with 4 dependent clauses
c – A compound sentence is a sentence with an independent clause and a dependent clause. 
d – A compound sentence is a sentence with two dependent clauses 

6) What is the definition of a complex sentence? 
A – A complex sentence is a sentence with two independent clauses
b- A complex sentence is a sentence with two dependent clauses 

C- A complex sentence is a sentence with an independent clause and a dependent clause.
d- A complex sentence is a sentence with 3 independent clauses 

Answers-

1. c
2. b
3. a
4. d
5. a
6. c