Types of Sentences and Clauses

Quiz
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English
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8th Grade
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Hard
+8
Standards-aligned
Sarah Williams
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15 questions
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
When all else fails, read the user manual.
Simple
Compound
Complex
Compound-Complex
Tags
CCSS.L.3.1I
CCSS.L.4.2C
CCSS.L.5.1E
CCSS.L.7.1B
CCSS.L.9-10.2A
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
I don’t care how expensive it is.
Simple Sentence
Compound Sentence
Complex Sentence
Compound-Complex Sentence
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
1 min • 1 pt
A truck [that had a load of bricks] overturned.
Phrase
Clause
Tags
CCSS.L.4.1E
CCSS.L.7.1A
CCSS.L.9-10.1B
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
A "dependent clause" is:
One with less than ten words.
One which starts the sentence.
One which does not make sense on its own.
One which has too many words.
Tags
CCSS.L.7.1A
CCSS.L.9-10.1B
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
An independent clause is:
One with no adverbs included.
One which makes sense on its own.
One which does not need a subject.
One that has no verb.
Tags
CCSS.L.7.1A
CCSS.L.9-10.1B
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
A compound sentence has:
One independent clause, and one dependent clause.
Two dependent clauses.
Two independent clauses.
One or more simple sentences.
Tags
CCSS.L.3.1I
CCSS.L.4.2C
CCSS.L.5.1E
CCSS.L.7.1B
CCSS.L.9-10.2A
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Which is true of a compound sentence?
It contains a coordinating conjunction.
It contains a subordinating conjunction.
It contains no conjunction at all.
It has two subjects and a verb.
Tags
CCSS.L.3.1H
CCSS.L.4.2C
CCSS.L.5.1E
CCSS.L.7.1B
CCSS.L.9-10.2A
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