Language (complex, independent, depend, adv)

Which is the correct complex sentence structure?

• One independent clause
• One dependent clause
• An independent clause and a dependent clause
• A simple sentence with a subject and verb

Which sentence is an independent clause?

• Jill likes to go to the beach.
• Whenever you finish.
• If you read The Outsiders.
• Before you eat breakfast.

When a sentence has a dependent clause and an independent clause, it is called a _____________.

• simple sentence

• compound sentence

• complex sentence

What is the dependent clause in this sentence?

Because I didn't do my chores, my mom grounded me for a week.

• Because I didn't do my chores

• Because

• my mom grounded me for a week

• my mom

What part of the sentence is a Dependent Clause?

"After I returned, I read a book about Africa"

• after I returned

• I read a book about Africa

• after

• Africa

Which is a correctly written complex sentence?

• After school I want to go to the park.

• After school, I want to go to the park.

• I want to go to the park after school.

Since the birds were chirping.

• This is a dependent clause.

• This is an independent clause.

• This is a complex sentence.

I am glad we went camping because it was so fun!

• This is a dependent clause.

• This is an independent clause.

• This is a complex sentence.

Because my dog got fleas.

Please select 2 answers!

• This is a dependent clause.

• This is an independent clause.

• This is a complex sentence.

• Because is the subordinating conjunction in this clause.

Identify the adverbs: Sherlock Holmes slowly approached the mildly suspicious man.

• slowly, mildly

• approached, suspicious

• Sherlock, man

• slowly, approached