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What type of sentence contains an independent clause and at least one dependent clause?
simple sentence
compound sentence
complex sentence
compound-complex sentence
What type of sentence contains two independent clauses?
simple sentence
compound sentence
complex sentence
compound-complex sentence
What type of sentence has two independent clauses and at least one dependent clause
simple sentence
compound sentence
complex sentence
compound-complex sentence
Determine the structure of the following sentence:
Jamel organized the festival, and he called all the bands.
simple sentence
compound sentence
complex sentence
compound-complex sentence
Determine the structure of the following sentence:
Because it rained, none of the bands performed.
simple sentence
compound sentence
complex sentence
compound-complex sentence
Determine the structure of the sentence:
The door squeaked and rattled.
simple sentence
compound sentence
complex sentence
compound-complex sentence
Determine the structure of the following sentence:
He opened the mailbox and the front door.
simple sentence
compound sentence
complex sentence
compound-complex sentence
Determine the structure of the following sentence:
Since he left the school early, Debo missed the program, but he saw it on Instagram.
simple sentence
compound sentence
complex sentence
compound-complex sentence
Determine the structure of the following sentence:
Kimmie read about China because she wanted to know more about pandas.
simple sentence
compound sentence
complex sentence
compound-complex sentence
Determine the structure of the following sentence:
Chris decided to stay after school.
simple sentence
compound sentence
complex sentence
compound-complex sentence
Determine the structure of the following sentence:
The wolf barked, howled, and growled at the moon.
simple sentence
compound sentence
complex sentence
compound-complex sentence
Determine the structure of the following sentence:
Since I left my lunch box, I was hungry, but Luna shared with me.
simple sentence
compound sentence
complex sentence
compound-complex sentence
Determine the structure of each sentence:
Although I lost my book, I was still able to study.
simple sentence
compound sentence
complex sentence
compound-complex sentence
A compound-complex sentence consists of two or more independent clauses and
one or more dependent clauses
two or more dependent clauses
three or more dependent clauses
four or more dependent clauses
Which is a complex sentence?
I was late because I missed my train.
We got up late so I missed my train.
My train.
We got on the train.
"I like him because he’s funny." Which is the dependent clause?
I like him
because he’s funny
he's funny
I like
A dependent clause can begin with a relative pronoun or a
a subordinating conjunction
a coordinating conjunction
an independent phrase
an unrelated notion
A complex sentence consists of an independent clause plus
a subordinating conjunction
a dependent clause
an independent clause
santa claus
Which is a compound sentence?
I like walking on the beach with my dog.
I like walking but my dog likes running.
I like walking.
My dog likes running.
Independent clauses can be joined by using
a coordinating conjunction
a subordinating conjunction
holding hands
"like" or "as"
A compound sentence consists of
one or more independent clauses
two or more independent clauses
three or more independent clauses
four or more independent clauses
An independent clause contains
a subject and a verb
a subject and an object
just a subject
a verb and an action word
A simple sentence consists of
one independent thought
one independent clause
one independent clause and one dependent clause
two or more independent clauses
Which of the following cluster of words includes a word that is not a coordinator (FANBOY)?
FOR, AND, NOR
BUT, SO, THEN
OR, YET, SO
FOR, BUT, YET
Identify the following sentence as simple, compound, complex, or compound-complex:
A group of my classmates studied the problem and solved it in a few minutes.
simple
compound
complex
compound-complex
Which of the following is not a simple sentence?
A group of my classmates studied the problem and solved it in a few minutes.
The sand dunes squeaked and squawked.
The plates clattered, and a glass fell to the floor and broke.
Eryn put an extra dash of ginger in the cookie batter.
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