Building Better Sentences

Building Better Sentences

12th Grade

10 Qs

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Building Better Sentences

Building Better Sentences

Assessment

Quiz

English

12th Grade

Medium

CCSS
L.7.1B, L.5.1E, L.4.2C

+10

Standards-aligned

Created by

NANCY ALLEN

Used 9+ times

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10 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

5 mins • 10 pts

Choose the SIMPLE sentence

I don't like grilled chicken.

I only eat fried chicken because it is delicious.

I prefer fried chicken on my salad, and I don't care that it's unhealthy.

Because I only eat friend chicken, I am not losing any weight.

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1J

CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.3.1I

CCSS.L.7.1B

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

5 mins • 10 pts

Choose the COMPOUND sentence.

This chicken is good and spicy.

This chicken is good, and it is spicy.

Because this chicken is spicy, it is good.

This chicken is good because it is spicy.

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1I

CCSS.L.4.2C

CCSS.L.5.1E

CCSS.L.7.1B

CCSS.L.9-10.2A

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

5 mins • 10 pts

Choose the COMPLEX sentence.

It is cold on the weekends.

I am mad at the weather man.

It is cold on the weekends, and I am mad at the weather man.

Because it is cold on the weekends, I am mad at the weather man.

Tags

CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.3.1H

CCSS.L.3.1I

CCSS.L.5.1E

CCSS.L.7.1B

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

5 mins • 10 pts

Choose the COMPOUND COMPLEX sentence.

I like trees.

Trees are good for the environment.

I like trees because they are good for the environment.

Because they are good for the environment, I like trees, and I plant as many as I can.

Tags

CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.3.1H

CCSS.L.3.1I

CCSS.L.5.1E

CCSS.L.7.1B

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

5 mins • 10 pts

Choose the COORDINATING conjunction

if

and

because

then

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1G

CCSS.L.3.1H

CCSS.L.5.1A

CCSS.L.5.1E

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

5 mins • 10 pts

Choose the SUBORDINATING conjunction

and

but

or

since

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1G

CCSS.L.3.1H

CCSS.L.5.1A

CCSS.L.5.1E

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

5 mins • 10 pts

What is another word for a "simple sentence?"

dependent clause

coordinating conjunction

independent clause

compound sentence

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1J

CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.3.1I

CCSS.L.7.1B

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