Types of Clauses & Sentences

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English
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8th Grade
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Gary Morgan
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
A "dependent clause" is:
One with less than ten words.
One which starts the sentence.
One which does not make sense on its own.
One which has too many words.
Tags
CCSS.L.7.1A
CCSS.L.9-10.1B
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
An independent clause is:
One with no adverbs included.
One which makes sense on its own.
One which does not need a subject.
One that has no verb.
Tags
CCSS.L.7.1A
CCSS.L.9-10.1B
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
A clause can be defined as:
A group of words with a subject and a verb.
A group of words which do not make sense by themselves.
A group of words with a verb, but no subject.
A group of words with a subject, but no verbs.
Tags
CCSS.L.7.1A
CCSS.L.9-10.1B
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
A simple sentence is best described as:
One with no more than ten words.
One with basic words and no adjectives.
One which even a 12-year-old can understand.
One which has a subject and a verb, and is a complete thought.
Tags
CCSS.L.1.1J
CCSS.L.2.1F
CCSS.L.3.1I
CCSS.L.7.1B
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
A compound sentence has:
One independent clause, and one dependent clause.
Two dependent clauses.
Two independent clauses.
One or more simple sentences.
Tags
CCSS.L.3.1H
CCSS.L.4.2C
CCSS.L.5.1E
CCSS.L.7.1B
CCSS.L.9-10.2A
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which is true of a compound sentence?
It contains a coordinating conjunction.
It contains a subordinating conjunction.
It contains no conjunction at all.
It has two subjects and a verb.
Tags
CCSS.L.3.1H
CCSS.L.4.2C
CCSS.L.5.1E
CCSS.L.7.1B
CCSS.L.9-10.2A
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
A complex sentence is:
One which is very difficult to understand.
One with two dependent clauses.
One which does not make sense on its own.
One which has a dependent and an independent clause.
Tags
CCSS.L.2.1F
CCSS.L.3.1H
CCSS.L.3.1I
CCSS.L.5.1E
CCSS.L.7.1B
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