Compound and Complex Sentences

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English
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8th Grade
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Heidi Wells
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1.
FILL IN THE BLANK QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
A ______________sentence has 2 or more main clauses connected with a conjunction.
Tags
CCSS.L.3.1H
CCSS.L.4.2C
CCSS.L.5.1E
CCSS.L.7.1B
CCSS.L.9-10.2A
2.
FILL IN THE BLANK QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
A ____________sentence has a main clause and a dependent clause.
Tags
CCSS.L.2.1F
CCSS.L.3.1H
CCSS.L.3.1I
CCSS.L.5.1E
CCSS.L.7.1B
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What type of sentence is this?
Some volcanoes erupt with great power; others are less violent.
simple
compound
complex
Not a sentence
(fragment)
Tags
CCSS.L.3.1I
CCSS.L.4.2C
CCSS.L.5.1E
CCSS.L.7.1B
CCSS.L.9-10.2A
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What type of sentence is this?
The police did not arrive until the thieves left.
simple
compound
complex
Not a Sentence
(fragment)
Tags
CCSS.L.2.1F
CCSS.L.3.1H
CCSS.L.3.1I
CCSS.L.5.1E
CCSS.L.7.1B
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What type of sentence is this?
Pressure and heat inside the earth melt rock.
simple
compound
complex
Not a Sentence (fragment)
Tags
CCSS.L.1.1J
CCSS.L.2.1F
CCSS.L.3.1I
CCSS.L.7.1B
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What kind of sentence is this?
When we learned of the arrest
simple
compound
complex
Not a Sentence
(fragment)
Tags
CCSS.L.1.1J
CCSS.L.2.1F
CCSS.L.3.1I
CCSS.L.7.1B
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
True or False:
A dependent clause without a main clause is not a sentence. It is a sentence fragment.
True
False
Tags
CCSS.L.4.1F
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