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Sentence Variety Practice

Authored by Melissa Leveridge

English

8th - 9th Grade

40 Questions

CCSS covered

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Sentence Variety Practice
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

A dependent clause...

does not always contain both a subject and a verb

is not a complete thought

is a sentence fragment

all of the options

Tags

CCSS.L.7.1A

CCSS.L.9-10.1B

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

An independent clause is always...

a question

a complete sentence

a complete thought

a sentence fragment

Tags

CCSS.L.7.1A

CCSS.L.9-10.1B

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

A complex sentence...

has two or more independent clauses connected by a conjunction

has two or more dependent clauses connected by a conjunction

contains one independent and at least one dependent clause

a very long sentence

Tags

CCSS.L.7.1B

CCSS.L.3.1I

CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.5.1E

CCSS.L.3.1H

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

A compound sentence is...

A sentence that includes two independent clauses connected by a conjunction, as well as a dependent clause.

A sentence that includes an independent clause and a dependent clause.

A sentence that includes only one independent clause.

A sentence that includes two independent clauses connected by a conjunction.

Tags

CCSS.L.7.1B

CCSS.L.4.2C

CCSS.L.5.1E

CCSS.L.3.1H

CCSS.L.9-10.2A

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What kind of sentence is this?

Pizza is the best lunch because the cheese and pepperoni are delicious.

complex

compound

compound-complex

Tags

CCSS.L.7.1B

CCSS.L.3.1I

CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.5.1E

CCSS.L.3.1H

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What kind of sentence is this?

I wanted to pass the class, yet I didn't do any of my work.

complex

compound

compound-complex

Tags

CCSS.L.7.1B

CCSS.L.3.1I

CCSS.L.4.2C

CCSS.L.5.1E

CCSS.L.9-10.2A

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

Mallorie and Alexis went to the dance yesterday.

simple

compound

complex

Tags

CCSS.L.7.1B

CCSS.L.3.1I

CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.1.1J

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