Question

Identify the sentence type for each sentence. We visited the shelter where many animals are waiting for homes. We petted the cats, and they purred while the dogs barked in the other room. The dogs wanted to play, and we took them to a dog park. We spent an hour at the park, which was packed, and then we left.

Answer 1

We visited the shelter where many animals are waiting for homes. [Complex]

We petted the cats, and they purred while the dogs barked in the other room. [Compound-Complex]

The dogs wanted to play, and we took them to a dog park. [Compound]

We spent an hour at the park, which was packed, and then we left. [Compound-Complex]

Answer 2

The answer for each sentence is:

1. We visited the shelter where many animals are waiting for homes: This is a COMPLEX SENTENCE. These kinds of sentences are identified because they contain an independent clause and sometimes only one or at least one depend clause.  

Independent clause:  we visited the shelter.  

Dependent clause: where many animals are waiting for homes.

2. We petted the cats, and they purred while dogs barked in the other room: this is a COMPLEX AND COMPOUND SENTENCE. Compound sentences are identified because they usually have more than one subject and also because they have at least 2 independent clauses that are connected by a conjunction.

The two subjects are: Cats and dogs.

The conjunction is: While

3. The dogs wanted to play, and we took them to a dog park:  This is a COMPOUND SENTENCE as I explained before and we can identify:

The subject is: Dogs

The conjunction is: And

4. We spent an hour at the park, which was packed, and then we left: this is a COMPOUND AND COMPLEX SENTENCE as I explained before.  We can identify the following:

Independent clause: We spent an hour at the park.

Dependent clause: Which was packed, and then we left.

The conjunction is: And