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Types of sentences

Authored by Tania Abrego

English

12th Grade

CCSS covered

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Types of sentences
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

The Simple Sentence

must contain at least one main clause.

must contain only one main clause.

must contain at 2 or more main clauses.

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1I

CCSS.L.7.1B

CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.1.1J

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

20 sec • 1 pt

A simple sentence is not necessarily an uncomplicated or short sentence because

true

false

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

The Compound Sentence

contains two or more subordinate clauses.

contains two or more main clauses but no subordinate clauses.

contains two or more main clauses but no subordinate clauses. They are joined with subordinating conjunctions

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1I

CCSS.L.7.1B

CCSS.L.5.1E

CCSS.L.4.2C

CCSS.L.9-10.2A

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

On compound sentences, two main clauses may be joined by punctuation marks and one of the seven coordinating conjunctions (and, or, nor, but, for, so, yet).

TRUE

FALSE

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1I

CCSS.L.7.1B

CCSS.L.5.1E

CCSS.L.4.2C

CCSS.L.9-10.2A

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

In compound sentences, the two main clauses MUST be joined by both a comma and a coordinating conjunction, and the comma always comes before the coordinating conjunction.

TRUE

FALSE

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1I

CCSS.L.7.1B

CCSS.L.5.1E

CCSS.L.4.2C

CCSS.L.9-10.2A

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

The Complex Sentence

features only one main clause and always contains at least one subordinate clause and sometimes more than one.

features only one main clause and always contains more than 1 subordinate clause.

features 2 main clauses and always contains at least one subordinate clause and sometimes more than one.

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1I

CCSS.L.7.1B

CCSS.L.5.1E

CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.3.1H

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Complex sentences are joined by

coordinating conjunctions

subordinating conjunctions

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1I

CCSS.L.7.1B

CCSS.L.5.1E

CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.3.1H

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