Milestones Review: Sentence Structure

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What type of sentence is this: "Russia has a variety of natural resources, including oil, natural gas, timber, iron ore, copper, and lead."?

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simple

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During last night's thunderstorm, a flurry of tiny hailstones danced across the roof of our house.

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simple

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What type of sentence is this: "Aaron has an unconventional swing, but he manages to drive the ball farther than some professional golfers."

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compound

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Annual plants survive only one season and must be replaced each year, but perennials return each year with new flowers and foliage.

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compound

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Classify the sentence: "Since it takes approximately one thousand years for a used printer cartridge to decompose, recycling these plastic ink dispensers helps the environment." Options: simple, compound, complex, compound-complex.

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complex

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As Tucker sat down on the rickety old chair, it abruptly collapsed beneath him.

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complex

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After a parrotfish eats algae-covered coral, the coral travels through the fish's digestive system, and then it is deposited in the reef as white coral sand.

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compound-complex

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Classify the sentence: "The platypus has venom-producing glands, which are rare among mammals, but its venom is not generally lethal to humans."

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compound-complex

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What type of sentence is this: "Aaron has an unconventional swing, but he manages to drive the ball farther than some professional golfers."?

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compound

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An avid reader, Trevor attends weekly book club meetings and finishes several novels every month.

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simple