Mastering Compound and Complex Sentences

Which of the following is a correctly punctuated compound sentence?

• She enjoys painting, but she hates cleaning up afterward.

• She enjoys painting but, she hates cleaning up afterward.

• She enjoys painting but she hates, cleaning up afterward.

• She enjoys painting but she hates cleaning up afterward.

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Identify the complex sentence from the options below.

• Although he was tired, he finished his homework.

• He finished his homework and went to bed.

• He was tired but still finished his homework.

• He finished his homework, so he went to bed.

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Which option correctly uses commas in a complex sentence?

• Before dinner, we need to clean our rooms, and do our homework.

• Before dinner we need to clean our rooms and do our homework.

• Before dinner, we need to clean our rooms and do our homework.

• Before dinner we need to clean our rooms, and do our homework.

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Choose the sentence that correctly identifies an independent and a dependent clause.

• Because she was late, she missed the bus. (Independent: she missed the bus, Dependent: Because she was late)

• She missed the bus because she was late. (Independent: Because she was late, Dependent: she missed the bus)

• She was late but she missed the bus. (Independent: She was late, Dependent: she missed the bus)

• She missed the bus, although she was late. (Independent: she missed the bus, Dependent: although she was late)

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Which sentence is a correctly constructed compound sentence?

• I wanted to go to the beach, however, it started raining.

• I wanted to go to the beach; however, it started raining.

• I wanted to go to the beach however it started raining.

• I wanted to go to the beach, it started raining.

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