Sentence Structure 11

Front

Clause: 'Because we have two three-day weeks in a row.' Is it independent or dependent?

Back

Dependent

Front

Clause: A solar eclipse with 95% totality will occur in Pittsburgh on April 8th.

Back

Independent

Front

Clause: 'Challenging yourself and having a positive attitude during your senior year of high school can help build important skills for college.' Is it independent or dependent?

Back

Independent

Front

Clause: 'Whenever we have time to study the nuances of punctuation.'

Back

Dependent

Front

The film unit is popular; the project requires much work.

Back

This sentence uses a semicolon correctly.

Front

The film project requires students to write a treatment, storyboards, and screenplay. How are the dashes used?

Back

The dashes are used correctly.

Front

After spring break, the rest of the year will be messy with Keystone exams, DECA, music trips, and other interruptions.

Back

This sentence is a run-on.

Front

Colon usage in: 'We will write two more essays this year: the short story essay and the college essay.'

Back

The colon is used correctly.

Front

Semicolon usage in: 'We will write two more essays this year; the short story essay and the college essay.'

Back

The semicolon is used incorrectly.

Front

Ways to cheat on college essays include having someone else write it or using AI like ChatGPT. Many schools now emphasize essays more in admissions due to reduced importance of SAT scores since the pandemic.

Back

This sentence is correct.