Sentence Structure Test Corrections

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What is a subject in a sentence?

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The subject is the part of a sentence that tells who or what the sentence is about.

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Identify the subject in the sentence: 'The dog barked loudly.'

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The subject is 'The dog'.

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What is a complete subject?

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A complete subject includes all the words that tell who or what the sentence is about.

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Identify the complete subject in the sentence: 'The tall man walked quickly.'

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The complete subject is 'The tall man'.

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What is a clause?

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A clause is a group of words that contains a subject and a verb.

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What is an independent clause?

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An independent clause is a clause that can stand alone as a sentence.

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What is a dependent clause?

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A dependent clause is a clause that cannot stand alone as a sentence and depends on an independent clause.

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What makes a sentence complex?

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A complex sentence contains at least one independent clause and one dependent clause.

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What is a compound sentence?

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A compound sentence contains two or more independent clauses joined by a conjunction.

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Identify a complex sentence: 'Although it was late, we decided to go for ice cream.'

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This sentence is complex because it has a dependent clause ('Although it was late') and an independent clause ('we decided to go for ice cream').