Complex Sentences QUIZ

Is the following sentence compound or complex?

While she was at the store, Ms. Sherwood bought some last minute Christmas presents.

• compound

• complex

Answer explanation

It's complex! It is formed with a dependent clause and an independent clause.

Tags

CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.3.1H

CCSS.L.3.1I

CCSS.L.5.1E

CCSS.L.7.1B

Is the following sentence compound or complex?

He didn't want to go to the dentist, yet he went anyway.

• compound

• complex

Answer explanation

It's compound! It is formed with two independent clauses and a conjunction (plus a comma!)

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1I

CCSS.L.4.2C

CCSS.L.5.1E

CCSS.L.7.1B

CCSS.L.9-10.2A

Unless you are going to graduate you will not need to apply for your diploma. 
Where does the comma belong?

• Between unless and you
• Between graduate and you
• Between not and need
• This complex sentence does not need a comma

Tags

CCSS.L.4.2C

CCSS.L.6.2A

Which are correctly written complex sentences?

• When I was a baby, my dad was in the army.
• Although I was tired.
• An adjective describes a noun.
• A proper noun needs to be capitalized.

Tags

CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.3.1H

CCSS.L.3.1I

CCSS.L.5.1E

CCSS.L.7.1B

Which of the following is a complex sentence?

• If Darryl eats too much sugar, he will be very hyper.

• Darryl eats too much sugar.

• Darryl eats too much sugar, and he is always very hyper.

Tags

CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.3.1H

CCSS.L.3.1I

CCSS.L.5.1E

CCSS.L.7.1B

A complex sentence is made of...

• one independent clause

• one dependent clause

• two independent clauses

• one independent clause and one dependent clause

Tags

CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.3.1H

CCSS.L.3.1I

CCSS.L.5.1E

CCSS.L.7.1B

Which of the following are dependent clauses?

• While you were outside.
• If you don't study.
• When you get to the goal.
• all of the above

Tags

CCSS.L.7.1A

CCSS.L.9-10.1B

Decide which sentence is written correctly:

• When I get up in the morning, I am hungry.

• When I get up in the morning I am hungry.

Tags

CCSS.L.4.2C

CCSS.L.6.2A

Decide which sentence is written correctly:

• Camille closes her eyes, before going underwater.

• Camille closes her eyes before going underwater.

Tags

CCSS.L.4.2C

CCSS.L.6.2A

Which part of the sentence is a DEPENDENT clause. Caleb went to the store because he was out of milk.

• Caleb went to the store

• because he was out of milk.

• to the store

• out of milk.

Tags

CCSS.L.7.1A

CCSS.L.9-10.1B