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Simple, Compound and Complex Sentences

Lori Salter

Created on October 22, 2025

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Simple, Compound and Complex Sentences

Hey guys, welcome to this escape room! Here you'll get to accomplish a number of taks some are just logic games and some will help you determine the difference between simple, compound and complex sentences.

GO!

01 Quiz

02 Find!

Introduction

Index

Collect all the numbers by completing each of the challenges, and enter them in order in the final section to finish the game.

03 Correct image

Reward

04 Follow the series

INTRODUCTION

QUIZ

Complete the following quiz, and getthe first number towards your reward!

start

QUIZ

question 1/5

What kind of sentence is this? Because the weather was amazing, we decided to go to the beach.

Simple

Compound

Complex

QUIZ

RIGHT!

Explanation: Remember that complex sentences contain an idependent clause and a dependent clause that begins with a subordinating conjunction.

next

QUIZ

question 2/5

What kind of sentence is this? I can't wait for the next Aquaman movie to come out.

Compound

Complex

Simple

QUIZ

RIGHT!

Explanation:A simple sentence is an independent clause and expreses a complete thought.

NEXT

QUIZ

QUESTION 3/5

What kind of sentence is this? I like to go to the beach, but not when it's too crowded.

Compound

Complex

Simple

QUIZ

RIGHT!

Explanation:Compound sentences contain two or more independent clauses connected by a coordinating conjunction.

NEXT

QUIZ

QUESTION 4/5

What kind of sentence is this? Although he was wealthy, he was still unhappy.

Simple

Compound

Complex

QUIZ

RIGHT!

Explanation: Complex sentences contain an independent clause and a dependent clause that begins with a subordinating conjunction.

NEXT

QUIZ

QUESTION 5/5

What kind of sentence is this? He could go to the pizzeria with his friends, or he could go to the movies with his brother.

Simple

Complex

Compound

QUIZ

RIGHT!

Explanation:Compound sentences contain two or more independent clauses joined by a coordinating conjunction.

NEXT

QUIZ

ERROR!

Wrong!Look at the image I shared with you on google classrooms, to review the types of sentences.

TRY AGAIN

FIND!

From among all the statements you discover,click only on the correct ones

START

CLICK ONLY ON THE CORRECT STATEMENT 1/3

Simple sentences don't express complete ideas

You can drag the light to search through the darkness

Simple sentences are independen clauses that express a complete thought.

Simple sentences don't have predicates

Simple sentences can only have one subject.

A Compound sentence contains two independent clauses joined together by a coordinating conjunction.

CLICK ONLY ON THE CORRECT STATEMENT 2/3

Compound sentences have a dependent clause.

You can drag the light to search through the darkness

Compound sentences have one independent clause.

RIGHT!

Compound sentences all end with exclamation marks.

Compound sentences don't have any commas.

CLICK ONLY ON THE CORRECT STATEMENT 3/3

Complex sentences have two or more dependent clauses.

Complex sentences contains an independent clause and a dependent clause that begins with a subordinating conjunction.

You can drag the light to search through the darkness

RIGHT!

Complex sentences contain two or more complete senteces.

Complex sentences end with an interrogation mark.

Complex sentences have a lot of sentences.

ERROR!

Wrong! That statement is incorrect

TRY AGAIN

CORRECT IMAGE

Choose the correct image

start

CHOOSE THE IMAGE THAT MAKES THE MOST SENSE

CHOOSE THE IMAGE THAT MAKES THE MOST SENSE

RIGHT!

Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetuer adipiscing elit?

RIGHT!

Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetuer adipiscing elit?

RIGHT!

Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetuer adipiscing elit?

RIGHT!

ERROR!

TRY AGAIN

serieS

Choose the correct shape in the series

START

WHAT SHAPE GOES NEXT?

Choose the correct shape:

Option 04

Option 06

Option 02

Option 03

Option 01

Option 05

WHAT SHAPE GOES NEXT?

RIGHT!

Choose the correct shape:

Option 03

Option 04

Option 02

Option 05

Option 01

Option 06

WHAT SHAPE GOES NEXT?

RIGHT!

Choose the correct shape:

Option 05

Option 02

Option 01

Option 03

Option 04

Option 06

ERROR!

ERROR!

Wrong!Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetuer adipiscing elit, sed diam nonummy nibh euismod tincidunt ut laoreet dolore magna aliquam erat volutpat.

TRY AGAIN

GREAT!

THE FIRST NUMBER IS:

BACK TO INDEX

GREAT!

THE SECOND NUMBER IS:

BACK TO INDEX

GREAT!

THE THIRD NUMBER IS:

BACK TO INDEX

GREAT!

THE FOURTH NUMBER IS:

BACK TO INDEX

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