Sentence Variety Practice

Sentence Variety Practice

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English

8th - 9th Grade

Hard

CCSS
L.5.1E, L.3.1I, L.7.1A

+11

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1.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

What is an independent clause?

Back

An independent clause is a group of words that contains a subject and a verb and expresses a complete thought.

Tags

CCSS.L.7.1A

CCSS.L.9-10.1B

2.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

What is a subordinate conjunction?

Back

A subordinate conjunction is a word that connects a dependent clause to an independent clause, indicating a relationship between the two.

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1G

CCSS.L.3.1H

CCSS.L.5.1A

CCSS.L.5.1E

3.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

What is a simple sentence?

Back

A simple sentence consists of one independent clause and expresses a complete thought.

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1J

CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.3.1I

CCSS.L.7.1B

4.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

What is a complex sentence?

Back

A complex sentence contains one independent clause and at least one dependent clause.

Tags

CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.3.1H

CCSS.L.3.1I

CCSS.L.5.1E

CCSS.L.7.1B

5.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

What is a compound sentence?

Back

A compound sentence consists of two or more independent clauses connected by a conjunction.

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1I

CCSS.L.4.2C

CCSS.L.5.1E

CCSS.L.7.1B

CCSS.L.9-10.2A

6.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

What is a compound-complex sentence?

Back

A compound-complex sentence contains at least two independent clauses and at least one dependent clause.

Tags

CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.3.1H

CCSS.L.3.1I

CCSS.L.5.1E

CCSS.L.7.1B

7.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

What is a preposition?

Back

A preposition is a word that shows the relationship between a noun (or pronoun) and other words in a sentence.

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1G

CCSS.L.3.1H

CCSS.L.5.1A

CCSS.L.5.1E

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