Directions: Label each sentence below as simple, complex, compound, or
compound-complex. You will only use each term only ONCE.
1. The players were nervous because they had never beaten the opposing team.
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2. When the teams left the field for halftime, the home team was winning, but the
opposing team trailed by only one goal.
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3. The home team had the fans’ support, and families cheered from the stands.
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4. The fans went wild over every steal and goal during the game.
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Simple
Complex
Compound
Compound-complex