Compound and Complex Sentences Quiz 2024

A compound sentence is made up of two or more ________ clauses.

• independent

• dependent

• phrases

• subordinating

These clauses can be joined together by either a ________ with a ________ or a ________in a compound sentence.

• fanboy, comma, semicolon

• subordinating conjunction, comma, semicolon

• hyperbole, simile, metaphor

A complex sentence is made up of one ________ clause and one ________ clause.

• subordinating, coordinating

• independent, dependent

• coordinating, embedded

A comma is only needed if the ________ clause comes first in a complex sentence.

• independent

• subordinating

• dependent

A compound-complex sentence is made up of two or more ________ clauses and one or more ________ clause(s).

• subordinating, coordinating

• independent, dependent

• embedded, dependent

This means that, at minimum, you should see __ subjects __ verbs __coordinating conjunctions/fanboys, or ; and _subordinating conjunctions in a compound-complex sentence.

• 1, 2, 3, 4

• 3, 3, 3, 3

• 3, 3, 1, 1

before we entered the store ________

• phrase

• independent clause

• dependent clausse

swimming in the pool

• phrase

• independent clause

• dependent clause

until I see some effort

• phrase

• independent clause

• dependent clause

the dog ran away

• phrase

• independent clause

• dependent clause