Clauses and Sentence Types Simple and Complex

Quiz
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English
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8th Grade
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Hard
+7
Standards-aligned
Sarah Williams
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15 questions
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 5 pts
Identify the sentence type:
Shawn wanted to ride his bike, and he didn't care that his mom told him he couldn't.
simple
complex
compound
compound-complex
Tags
CCSS.L.1.1J
CCSS.L.2.1F
CCSS.L.3.1I
CCSS.L.7.1B
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 5 pts
Identify the examples of subordinating conjunctions
for, and, nor, but, or, yet, so
when, if, because, ever since, as
Tags
CCSS.L.1.1G
CCSS.L.3.1H
CCSS.L.5.1A
CCSS.L.5.1E
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 5 pts
Does this sentence combine independent and subordinate/dependent clauses correctly?
When I get sick. My mom makes me chicken soup.
Yes
No
Tags
CCSS.L.2.1F
CCSS.L.3.1H
CCSS.L.3.1I
CCSS.L.5.1E
CCSS.L.7.1B
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 5 pts
Does this sentence combine independent and subordinate/dependent clauses correctly?
As I was pulling out, someone backed into my car.
Yes
No
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
1 min • 5 pts
Does this sentence combine independent and subordinate/dependent clauses correctly?
I ate a lot of ice cream, before I went on my diet.
Yes
No
Tags
CCSS.L.7.1A
CCSS.L.9-10.1B
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 5 pts
A simple sentence contains a subject and a predicate and expresses a single idea.
True
False
Tags
CCSS.L.1.1J
CCSS.L.2.1F
CCSS.L.3.1I
CCSS.L.7.1B
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 5 pts
An independent clause...
contains a subject and a verb, but cannot stand alone as a complete idea.
contains a subject and a verb and can stand alone as a complete idea.
Tags
CCSS.L.7.1A
CCSS.L.9-10.1B
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