Sentence Structure 2019

A compound sentence has two or more independent clauses.

• True

• False

Tags

CCSS.L.7.1B

CCSS.L.5.1E

CCSS.L.3.1I

CCSS.L.4.2C

CCSS.L.9-10.2A

A simple sentence can contain more than one clause.

• True

• False

Which punctuation mark can replace a comma and a coordinating conjunction?

• :

• ,

• ;

• ;,

My aunt has joined an investment club that investigates and buys stocks, and she has made a little profit already.

• Simple

• Compound

• Complex

• Compound-Complex

The Great Barrier Reef forms a natural breakwater for the coast of northeast Australia and attracts tourists from all over the world.

• Simple

• Compound

• Complex

• Compound-Complex

Just thinking is not enough; you must think of something.

• Simple

• Compound

• Complex

• Compound - Complex

We had gone only a little way into the cave before our flashlight went out.

• Simple

• Compound

• Complex

• Compound - Complex

What are the red flags for this sentence? Although snow was predicted, the temperature has stayed above freezing, so rain is falling instead.

• ,so (a comma and coordinating conjunction)

• Although (subordinating conjunction)

• A comma after an introductory subordinate clause

• All of the above

Although snow was predicted, the temperature has stayed above freezing, so rain is falling instead.

• Simple

• Compound

• Complex

• Compound-Complex

After the holiday dinner is over, my brother washes dishes, and I dry them.

• Simple

• Compound

• Complex

• Compound - Complex