Exercise 31.6: Identify each sentence simple, compound, complex, or compound-complex.

1. Rock and roll originated in the 1950’s - Simple
2. Chuck Berry, Jerry Lee Lewis, and Elvis Presley were early rock-and-roll greats. - Simple
3. Teenagers loved the new music, but it disturbed many parents. - Compound
4. As much as the music itself, it was the sexually suggestive body language of the performers that worried the older generation. – Complex
5. The social turmoil that marked the 1960’s influenced many performers, and some began to use their music as a vehicle for protest. - Compound

Exercise 31.7: Circle the simple subjects and verbs in the following passage. Place one line under each independent clause and two lines under each dependent clause. (Recall that as independent clause can stand on its own as a complete sentence.)

Many argue that the blues and jazz are the first truly American musical forms. With its origins in slave narratives, the blues took root during the 1920’s and 1930’s as African-America composers, musicians and singers performed in the cabarets and clubs of Harlem. Jazz, however, has is origins in New Orleans. Today, we can still appreciate the music of Bessie Smith, Duke Ellington, and B.B. King.
Rock and roll is also a distinctively American form of music. Our country’s first “rock star” was without a doubt Elvis Presley, who emerged in the nation’s airwaves in the mid-1950’s with such hits as Heartbreak Hotel, Don’t Be Cruel, and All Shook Up. A decade later, Americans were expressing themselves musically through rhythm and blues, pop, folk rock, and protest music. Today, thanks to recording technology, we have easy access to our country’s rich musical