Complex Sentence Practice Quiz

What are the AAAWWWUUBBIS words?

• This is all meaningless gibberish.

• These are subordinating conjunctions used to connect information in complex sentences.

• These are the conjunctions that connect ideas in compound sentences.

• These are the vocabulary words you need to know to understand complex sentences.

Tags

TEKS.ELA.6.10D.I

TEKS.ELA.6.10D.VI

TEKS.ELA.7.10D.I

TEKS.ELA.7.10D.VI

TEKS.ELA.8.10D.I

Which of the following is a correctly punctuated complex sentence?

• Because the Astros are losing Houston, is unhappy.

• Because the Astros are losing, Houston is unhappy.

• Because the Astros are losing Houston is unhappy.

• Because, Houston is losing Houston is unhappy.

Tags

TEKS.ELA.6.10D.I

TEKS.ELA.6.10D.VI

TEKS.ELA.7.10D.I

TEKS.ELA.7.10D.VI

TEKS.ELA.8.10D.I

True or False?

Complex sentences contain two complete sentences connected with a subordinating conjunction.

• True

• False

Tags

TEKS.ELA.6.10D.I

TEKS.ELA.6.10D.VI

TEKS.ELA.7.10D.I

TEKS.ELA.7.10D.VI

TEKS.ELA.8.10D.I

True or False?

These are the subordinating conjunctions: for, and, nor, but, or, yet, so

• True

• False

Tags

TEKS.ELA.3.11D.VIII

TEKS.ELA.4.11D.VIII

TEKS.ELA.5.11D.VIII

TEKS.ELA.6.10D.VI

TEKS.ELA.7.10D.VI

Is this a complex sentence?

After napping, I felt a lot better.

• Yes, because it has the word after.

• No, because it's not two complete sentences.

Tags

TEKS.ELA.6.10D.I

TEKS.ELA.6.10D.VI

TEKS.ELA.7.10D.I

TEKS.ELA.7.10D.VI

TEKS.ELA.8.10D.I

Which of the following lists subordinating conjunctions?

• Clause, Sentence, Comma

• For, And, Nor

• As, After, Although

• Somehow, Truly, Furthermore

Tags

TEKS.ELA.3.11D.VIII

TEKS.ELA.4.11D.VIII

TEKS.ELA.5.11D.VIII

TEKS.ELA.6.10D.VI

TEKS.ELA.7.10D.VI

What does B-C mean?

• Believing - Christmas

• Being - Charismatic

• Before - Catsup

• Beginning - Comma

Tags

TEKS.ELA.5.11D.X

TEKS.ELA.6.10D.VIII

TEKS.ELA.7.10D.VIII

TEKS.ELA.8.10D.VI

TEKS.ELA.E2.9D.V

What's wrong with this sentence?

Because, it's May we're getting close to summer.

• The comma should go after close, NOT after Because.

• The comma should be removed.

• The comma should go after May, NOT after Because.

• There should also be a comma after May.

Tags

TEKS.ELA.4.11D.X

TEKS.ELA.5.11D.X

TEKS.ELA.6.10D.VIII

TEKS.ELA.7.10D.VIII

TEKS.ELA.8.10D.VI