Sentence Construction

Match the sentence to correct "label"

• We can't leave the house today.

• Dependent clause

• Since we can't leave home, we are going speak with the doctor via zoom.

• Compound

• Since we can't leave home

• Parallel

• We are going to see Black Adam but Mom & Dad are going to see Wakanda Forever.

• Simple

• Teenagers aren't allowed to drink, to smoke, to drive or to marry.

• Complex

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1I

CCSS.L.7.1B

CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.1.1J

A simple sentence does NOT contain phrases.

• True

• False

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1I

CCSS.L.7.1B

CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.1.1J

A sentence with 1 dependent clause & 1 independent clause is:

• Simple

• Parallel

• Compound

• Complex

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1I

CCSS.L.7.1B

CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.5.1E

CCSS.L.3.1H

A sentence with 2 independent clauses is known as:

• Complex

• Compound

• Simple

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1I

CCSS.L.7.1B

CCSS.L.5.1E

CCSS.L.4.2C

CCSS.L.9-10.2A

Match term & definitions

• comparison using like or as

• anecdote

• a short story used to help make a point

• logos

• the writer's credibility; are they trustworthy

• simile

• information that can be verified, facts, data, examples

• ethos

• the writer's word choice

• diction