Basic Sentence Structure

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English
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5th - 7th Grade
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Medium
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Dean Wall
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10 questions
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
A simple sentence contains:
One independent clause
Two independent clauses
A dependent clause
Tags
CCSS.L.1.1J
CCSS.L.2.1F
CCSS.L.3.1I
CCSS.L.7.1B
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which of the following is a simple sentence?
"I like pizza and ice cream."
"Although it was raining, I went for a walk."
"The sun shines brightly in the sky."
Tags
CCSS.L.1.1J
CCSS.L.2.1F
CCSS.L.3.1I
CCSS.L.7.1B
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
A compound sentence contains:
One independent clause
Two independent clauses
A dependent clause
Tags
CCSS.L.3.1H
CCSS.L.3.1I
CCSS.L.4.2C
CCSS.L.5.1E
CCSS.L.7.1B
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which of the following is a compound sentence?
"I went to the park."
"She cried because she lost her favorite toy."
"He wanted to go to the party, but he didn't have an invitation."
Tags
CCSS.L.3.1H
CCSS.L.4.2C
CCSS.L.5.1E
CCSS.L.7.1B
CCSS.L.9-10.2A
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
In a compound sentence, the independent clauses are usually joined by:
A comma
A full stop
A conjunction
Tags
CCSS.L.3.1H
CCSS.L.3.1I
CCSS.L.4.2C
CCSS.L.5.1E
CCSS.L.7.1B
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Fill in the blank: "I like to swim ______ my sister prefers to play tennis."
and
so
but
Tags
CCSS.L.1.1G
CCSS.L.3.1H
CCSS.L.5.1A
CCSS.L.5.1E
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Fill in the blank: "John studied hard, ______ he couldn't pass the test."
and
so
because
Tags
CCSS.L.1.1G
CCSS.L.3.1H
CCSS.L.5.1A
CCSS.L.5.1E
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