Complex Sentence Quiz

A complex sentence is a sentence that contains an independent clause and one or more dependent clauses

• Yes, all the time

• never, i have never heard of this

• barely, well kind of

• sometimes, half and half

Tags

CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.3.1H

CCSS.L.3.1I

CCSS.L.5.1E

CCSS.L.7.1B

What type of sentence is this?

Steven feeling feeling terrible for what he had done, fell on his knees and cried.

• Complex

• Compound

• Simple

• Compound- Complex

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1J

CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.3.1I

CCSS.L.7.1B

How many independent clauses do simple sentences have?

• 0
• 1
• 2
• 3 or more

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1J

CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.3.1I

CCSS.L.7.1B

Can independent clauses stand alone?

• Yes
• No

Tags

CCSS.L.7.1A

CCSS.L.9-10.1B

Can dependent clauses stand alone?

• Yes
• No

Tags

CCSS.L.7.1A

CCSS.L.9-10.1B

If the dependent clause comes first in a complex sentence, there should be a comma. 

• True
• False

Tags

CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.3.1H

CCSS.L.3.1I

CCSS.L.5.1E

CCSS.L.7.1B

Which is the correct complex sentence structure?

• One independent clause
• One dependent clause
• An independent clause and a dependent clause
• A simple sentence with a subject and verb

Tags

CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.3.1H

CCSS.L.3.1I

CCSS.L.5.1E

CCSS.L.7.1B

Subordinating conjunctions start which type of clauses?

• independent clauses
• dependent clauses
• both a and b
• simple sentences

Tags

CCSS.L.7.1A

CCSS.L.9-10.1B

is this complex sentence?

Although he was wealthy, he was still unhappy.

• yes

• no

Tags

CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.3.1H

CCSS.L.3.1I

CCSS.L.5.1E

CCSS.L.7.1B

what type of sentence is this?

I love to write papers I would write one every day if I had the time.

• complex

• compound

• run on

Tags

CCSS.L.4.1F