Sentence Structure Assessment: Complex and Compound Sentences

What is a complex sentence?

• A sentence with two independent clauses joined by a coordinating conjunction

• A sentence with one independent clause and one dependent clause

• A sentence with only one independent clause

• A sentence with two dependent clauses

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1J

CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.3.1H

CCSS.L.3.1I

CCSS.L.5.1E

Which word below is a subordinating conjunction?

• And

• But

• Because

• Or

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CCSS.L.1.1G

CCSS.L.3.1H

CCSS.L.5.1A

CCSS.L.5.1E

What is an independent clause?

• A group of words that cannot stand alone as a complete sentence

• A group of words that contains only a subject

• A group of words that contains only a predicate

• A group of words that can stand alone as a complete sentence

Tags

CCSS.L.7.1A

CCSS.L.9-10.1B

Which sentence is a complex sentence?

• I like pizza and I like hamburgers.

• When it rains, I stay inside.

• The dog barked.

• The cat sleeps on the couch and the dog sleeps on the floor.

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1J

CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.3.1H

CCSS.L.3.1I

CCSS.L.5.1E

Which is a coordinating conjunction?

• Although

• Unless

• But

• While

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1G

CCSS.L.3.1H

CCSS.L.5.1A

CCSS.L.5.1E

What is a dependent clause?

• A clause that can stand alone as a complete sentence

• A clause that needs an independent clause to make sense

• A group of words without a subject

• A group of words without a verb

Tags

CCSS.L.7.1A

CCSS.L.9-10.1B

Which sentence is a compound sentence?

• The boy ran quickly to school.

• After the movie ended, we went home.

• I studied hard, but I still failed the test.

• While we waited, the bus arrived.

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1J

CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.3.1H

CCSS.L.3.1I

CCSS.L.4.2C

What makes a clause independent?

• It has a subject and verb but cannot stand alone

• It has only a subject

• It has a subject and verb and can stand alone

• It has only a verb

Tags

CCSS.L.7.1A

CCSS.L.9-10.1B

Which word below is NOT a subordinating conjunction?

• Before

• After

• And

• Unless

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1G

CCSS.L.3.1H

CCSS.L.5.1A

CCSS.L.5.1E

Which sentence contains a dependent clause?

• The cat meows loudly.

• Although it was late, we continued playing.

• I read books and I write stories.

• The dog barks at night.

Tags

CCSS.L.7.1A

CCSS.L.9-10.1B