Compound and Complex Sentences

Question 1

Decide whether each group of words is an independent clause, a dependent clause, or not a clause. the smell of the muffins in the oven because I lost my gloves she served the volleyball over the net

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Selection 1: not a clause; Selection 2: dependent clause; Selection 3: independent clause

Question 2

Question 2

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not a clause

Question 3

Question 3

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dependent clause

Question 4

Which is a correctly formed compound sentence?

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Daniel was very excited to watch his favorite team play, but they lost.

Question 5

How can the two independent clauses below be combined to form a correct complete sentence? Check all that apply.Jonas has homework. It isn’t finished.

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Jonas has homework, but it isn’t finished.; Jonas has homework that isn’t finished.; The homework that Jonas has isn’t finished.

Question 6

Choose words to create a meaningful dependent clause in each sentence. Marissa likes to bake, she doesn’t like to cook. I have an idea I think you will like. drive slowly, we will find it. French, we also had last year, is my hardest subject.

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Selection 1: although; Selection 2: that; Selection 3: If we; Selection 4: which

Question 7

Choose the part of speech of the dependent clause in each sentence. Whoever wants to help is invited to come with us. Talk to the person who is behind the counter. When I press the button, the computer starts up.

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Selection 1: nominal; Selection 2: adjectival; Selection 3: adverbial

Question 8

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.

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compound-complex; Selection 1: complex; Selection 2: compound-complex; Selection 3: compound; Selection 4: compound-complex

Question 9

Complete each sentence by selecting the correct clause from the drop-down menu. Pay close attention to the punctuation. I waited for the bus, . We will have lunch outside . Because I was sick, . I’ll see you at the movie, .

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but it was late; Selection 1: but it was late; Selection 2: unless it is raining; Selection 3: I did not go to school; Selection 4: which is supposed to be good

Question 10

Which revision corrects the punctuation errors in this complex sentence with two dependent clauses?We picked these apples, when we went upstate which was on Tuesday.

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Remove the comma after “apples” and put a comma after “upstate.”

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