2.8 Self-Assessment: Recognizing Sentence Structure

2.8 Self-Assessment: Recognizing Sentence Structure

Indicate whether the following groups of words are simple sentences (S), compound sentences (C) or complex sentences (X).

1. Raju is brave.
   
   
   Answer

   S.
   
   
2. Raju ate cayenne pepper and he liked it.
   
   
   Answer

   C.
   
   
3. Even though his friends think he is crazy Raju loves to eat cayenne peppers, raw.
   
   
   Answer

   X.
   
   
4. The classroom was silent.
   
   
   Answer

   S.
   
   
5. The teacher left the room so the classroom became noisy.
   
   
   Answer

   X.
   
   
6. When the teacher left, the classroom became noisy.
   
   
   Answer

   X.