
Exploring Sentence Types and Comma Usage

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Olivia Brooks
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is a simple sentence?
A sentence consisting of one independent clause.
A sentence with two or more independent clauses.
A sentence with both an independent and a dependent clause.
A sentence with multiple dependent clauses.
Tags
CCSS.L.1.1J
CCSS.L.2.1F
CCSS.L.3.1I
CCSS.L.7.1B
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What defines a compound sentence?
A sentence with a single independent clause.
A sentence with one dependent clause.
A sentence made up of two or more independent clauses.
A sentence that includes at least one subordinate clause.
Tags
CCSS.L.3.1H
CCSS.L.4.2C
CCSS.L.5.1E
CCSS.L.7.1B
CCSS.L.9-10.2A
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which conjunction is not a coordinating conjunction?
Because
Or
And
But
Tags
CCSS.L.1.1G
CCSS.L.3.1H
CCSS.L.5.1A
CCSS.L.5.1E
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is a compound-complex sentence?
A sentence with only dependent clauses.
A sentence with one independent and one dependent clause.
A sentence with at least two independent clauses and one or more dependent clauses.
A sentence with only two independent clauses.
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
30 sec • 1 pt
What is the purpose of a comma in a complex sentence?
To connect a dependent and an independent clause without a conjunction.
To separate an introductory dependent clause from an independent clause.
To introduce a list.
To separate two independent clauses.
Tags
CCSS.L.4.2C
CCSS.L.6.2A
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What does an introductory fragment require?
A period after the fragment.
A comma after the fragment.
A semicolon after the fragment.
No punctuation after the fragment.
Tags
CCSS.L.4.1F
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which option correctly uses commas with removable fragments?
Commas are used to connect two independent clauses.
Commas are never used with removable fragments.
Commas are used to add emphasis to the main clause.
Commas are used to separate non-essential information that can be removed without changing the sentence's meaning.
Tags
CCSS.L.4.2C
CCSS.L.6.2A
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