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Compound Sentences

Authored by Darlene Arbogast

English

9th - 12th Grade

CCSS covered

Used 11+ times

Compound Sentences
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

In a compound sentence, the comma comes ______________ the coordinating conjunction.

after
before
there is no comma

Tags

CCSS.L.4.2C

CCSS.L.5.1E

CCSS.L.9-10.2A

CCSS.L.7.1B

CCSS.L.3.1I

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

In a compound sentence with a semicolon, the independent clauses must be __________________.

related
unrelated
different

Tags

CCSS.L.4.2C

CCSS.L.5.1E

CCSS.L.9-10.2A

CCSS.L.7.1B

CCSS.L.3.1I

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What sentence structure is created when you join two independent clauses with a comma and coordinating conjunction?

complex sentence
compound sentence
simple sentence

Tags

CCSS.L.4.2C

CCSS.L.5.1E

CCSS.L.9-10.2A

CCSS.L.7.1B

CCSS.L.3.1I

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What sentence structure is created when you join two independent clauses with a semicolon?

compound sentence
 complex sentence
simple sentence

Tags

CCSS.L.4.2C

CCSS.L.5.1E

CCSS.L.9-10.2A

CCSS.L.7.1B

CCSS.L.3.1I

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

When I join two independent clauses together with a comma, I also need a _________________________.

subordinating conjunction
coordinating conjunction
correlative conjunction

Tags

CCSS.L.4.2C

CCSS.L.5.1E

CCSS.L.9-10.2A

CCSS.L.7.1B

CCSS.L.3.1I

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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If I am going to create a compound sentence using a coordinating conjunction, I must also include a _________________.

period
semicolon
comma

Tags

CCSS.L.4.2C

CCSS.L.5.1E

CCSS.L.9-10.2A

CCSS.L.7.1B

CCSS.L.3.1I

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Media Image

Where should the comma go in the following compound sentence?
He signed a tennis ball for her yet he didn't ask her to dinner.

before for
after for
before yet
after yet

Tags

CCSS.L.4.2C

CCSS.L.6.2A

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