Sentence Structures

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What type of sentence is this? The group explores innovative ways to handle the volume and variety of plastics used in the community. Options: Simple, Compound, Complex, Compound-Complex

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Simple

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What type of sentence is this?

As soon as the generator turned on, a loud hum filled every corner of the room.

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Complex

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What type of sentence is this? The mimic octopus can change its coloring, and it can even contort its body to look like other creatures. Options: Simple, Compound, Complex, Compound-Complex

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Compound

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What type of sentence is this?

I exhaled loudly, and the instructor calmly offered reassurance.

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Compound

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Classify the sentence: "We all have to start over because you broke the rules." Options: Simple, Compound, Complex

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Complex

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Which of the following sentences is a compound sentence?

• It was getting dark, and we weren't near the cabin yet.
• Although she was considered smart, she failed all her exams.
• Even if the child is hungry, he will never eat oatmeal, but he will always eat ice cream.
• Wherever you go, you can always find beauty.

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It was getting dark, and we weren't near the cabin yet.

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What type of sentence structure is used in this sentence: “It was the first time that such a thing had happened in Debenham, for the railway was but newly open, and we were all proportionately moved by the occurrence.”

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Compound-complex sentence

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What structure of the sentence is used in the following?

When we won the debate championship last year, our group danced for joy, and our classmates and teachers hooted.

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Compound-Complex Sentence

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What structure of sentence contains a subject and a verb, and it may also have an object and modifiers, but contains only one independent clause?

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Simple Sentence

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What structure of sentence contains two independent clauses and one or more dependent clauses?

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Compound-Complex Sentence