1. Sara began planning her summer vacation in December.

A. :-) Simple B. C. ? ? Compound Complex

2. Because I left the play early, I missed the surprise ending.

A. B.

? ?

Simple Compound

C. :-) Complex

3. Tanya was invited to a party, so she wants to buy a new outfit.

A.

Simple

B. :-) Compound C. ? Complex

4. After Alison finished playing the video game, she shut down the computer.

A. B.

? ?

Simple Compound

C. :-) Complex

5. Because of rain, the baseball game was postponed.

A.

Simple

B. X Compound C. X Complex

6. For Halloween, each of the children had dressed up as a different Disney character; however, not one of them had dressed up as Mickey Mouse.

A. X Simple B. :-) Compound=The two clauses are joined by a semi-colon and a transitional expression ("however"). C. ? Complex

7. Some of the books in the library will be given to charity.

A. :-) Simple B. C. ? ? Compound Complex

8. After the hurricane, many of the offices needed new carpeting.

A. :-) Simple B. C. ? ? Compound Complex="After the hurricane" is a prepositional phrase, not a dependent clause.

9. The meaning of this poem is difficult to understand.

A. :-) Simple B. C. ? ? Compound Complex

10. Joe and his brother went fishing last weekend and caught lots of fish.

A. :-) Simple=the coordinating conjunction "and" is joining two subjects ("Joe" and "brother") and two verbs ("went fishing" and "caught") B. X Compound

C.

Complex

11. Duane doesn't think he passed the test, although he studied several hours last night.

A. B. C.

? ? ?

Simple Compound Complex=answer

12. The team had won the championship last year and was determined to win it again.

A. B. C.

? ? ?

Simple= The coordinating conjunction "and" joins two verbs, "had won" and "were." Compound Complex

13. Since we bought our new wide-screen television, the prices have dropped dramatically.

A. B. C.

? ? ?

Simple Compound Complex= answer

14. My father and mother ate too much at our family reunion.

A.

? Simple=Even though the coordinating conjunction "and" is present, the word is joining two words ("father" and "mother")--not two independent clauses ? ? Compound Complex

B. C.

15. Fiona became interested in long-distance running several years ago; in fact, she ran in the New York Marathon last year.

A. B.

Simple

? Compound=The two clauses are joined by a semi-colon and a transitional expression, "in fact." ? Complex

C.