Which examples are clauses? Select three options.whenever I go to the moviesSamir lives on Green Street.tearing through the townbut it’s likely to rain that dayafter the end of the school year
Read the sentence.The English novelist Virginia Woolf, who pioneered the use of stream of consciousness in fiction, was a prolific writer, and the influence of her fiction and nonfiction on her contemporaries was both powerful and pervasive.Which statements best describe this sentence? Select three options.It is a complex sentence.It contains a restrictive clause.It is a compound-complex sentence.It contains a nonrestrictive clause.It links three clauses to add variety to a text.
Read this example of incorrect sentence structure.Gino is starring in the school play, it opens next week.Which revision best corrects the sentence?
Read the sentence.When I go rock climbing, I prefer climbing in landscapes that present a challenge.What type of sentence is this?
Which examples are compound sentences? Select three options.Maria and Ara are going on an exchange program to China and Japan next summer to study Asian culture.The French drink strong black coffee mixed with hot milk; the Italians drink small cups of espresso.According to my Spanish teacher, Basques have a unique culture, and their language is unrelated to any other world language.My aunt and uncle love to travel in their camper, and they can stop wherever they want to.In history class, we’re studying the causes of the Great Depression, which affected the economy of almost every country in the world.
Read the sentence.The garden was enclosed by tall stone walls, which blocked out the noise and bustle of the city.Which statement best explains how the underlined clause conveys meaning?
Read the example.If you want to know how Dickens’s last novel would end.What common error in sentence construction is evident in this example?
Read the sentences.Glazing pottery can be tricky. The stunning results make the effort worthwhile.What should be included to best combine the sentences?
Read the sentence.The tracking party followed their prey to the river, but there they lost the trail, even though they had several bloodhounds with them.What type of sentence is this?
What are the characteristics of an independent clause? Select three options.
Which examples are simple sentences? Select three options.A favorite book genre can tell you a lot about a person if you look closely. Reading novels is one of the greatest pleasures in my life.Reading books can take you places that you have never been before.Some call reading fantasy and science fiction a form of escapism.One of the best ways to learn about history is by reading historical novels.
Which element of an argument acknowledges that the opposing position has some merit?
Read the sentence.Marileta is staying with friends until she finds an apartment.What type of clause do the underlined words form?
Read the excerpt from "I Believe in a British Empire” by Joseph Chamberlain.Do you wish that if these ten millions become forty millions they shall still be closely, intimately, affectionately united to you, or do you contemplate the possibility of their being separated, going off each in his own direction, under a separate flag? Think what it means to your power and influence as a country; think what it means to your position among the nations of the world; think what it means to your trade and commerce—I put that last.Read the excerpt from "A Tryst with Destiny” by Jawaharlal Nehru.The future beckons to us. Whither do we go and what shall be our endeavour? To bring freedom and opportunity to the common man, to the peasants and workers of India; to fight and end poverty and ignorance and disease; to build up a prosperous, democratic and progressive nation, and to create social, economic and political institutions which will ensure justice and fullness of life to every man and woman.
Which examples are compound sentences? Select three options.Maria and Ara are going on an exchange program to China and Japan next summer to study Asian culture.The French drink strong black coffee mixed with hot milk; the Italians drink small cups of espresso.According to my Spanish teacher, Basques have a unique culture, and their language is unrelated to any other world language.My aunt and uncle love to travel in their camper, and they can stop wherever they want to.In history class, we’re studying the causes of the Great Depression, which affected the economy of almost every country in the world.
Read the sentences.Glazing pottery can be tricky. The stunning results make the effort worthwhile.What should be included to best combine the sentences?
Read this example of incorrect sentence structure.Paula is moving to Chicago, winters are cold there.Which revision best corrects the sentence?
Read the excerpt from Jawaharlal Nehru’s speech "A Tryst with Destiny.”That future is not one of ease or resting but of incessant striving so that we may fulfil the pledges we have so often taken and the one we shall take today. The service of India means the service of the millions who suffer. It means the ending of poverty and ignorance and disease and inequality of opportunity.
Read this example of incorrect sentence structure.Winter is coming I need a new coat.Which revisions best correct the sentence? Select three options.Winter is coming; I need a new coat.Winter is coming, so I need a new coat.When winter is coming, I need a new coat.Because winter is coming, I need a new coat.Although winter is coming, I need a new coat.
Read the paragraph.There are two main kinds of winter storms involving snow. A large amount of falling snow is called a snowstorm. Then, there is the blizzard. A blizzard is a very violent storm. It features extreme cold, strong winds, and low visibility.What compound-complex sentence can be formed from the underlined section of the passage to add variety to the paragraph?
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