Complex Sentences

How many mistakes are there in the following sentence: "Three pedestrians have been killed here for your own safety please cross the road carefully."

• 1

• 2

• 3

• 4

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TEKS.ELA.9-12.I.A.5

What is a characteristic of an independent clause?

• It depends on an independent clause.

• It cannot stand alone as a sentence.

• It can stand alone, independently, as a sentence.

• It does not have a subject and a verb.

What do independent clauses have?

• A subject and a verb, but cannot stand alone.

• A subject, a verb, and a complete thought.

• Only a verb.

• Only a subject.

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TEKS.ELA.9-12.II.A.3

What do dependent clauses depend on?

• A complete thought.

• A subject and a verb.

• An independent clause.

• A verb only.

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TEKS.ELA.9-12.II.A.3

What is true about dependent clauses?

• They can stand alone as a sentence.

• They do not have a subject and a verb.

• They have a subject and a verb, but cannot stand alone as a sentence.

• They are the same as independent clauses.

What is the most common way to create a compound sentence?

• Independent clause; independent clause.

• Independent clause: independent clause that explains the first.

• Independent clause, FANBOYS independent clause.

• Independent clause; independent clause that explains the first.

Which method can add sentence sophistication when creating compound sentences?

• Independent clause; independent clause.

• Independent clause: independent clause that explains the first.

• Independent clause, FANBOYS independent clause.

• Independent clause; independent clause that explains the first.

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TEKS.ELA.9-12.I.A.1

What is a rare way to create a compound sentence?

• Independent clause; independent clause.

• Independent clause: independent clause that explains the first.

• Independent clause, FANBOYS independent clause.

• Independent clause; independent clause that explains the first.

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TEKS.ELA.9-12.I.A.1

What is a compound sentence?

• A sentence with two independent clauses.

• A sentence with an independent and a dependent clause.

• A sentence with two dependent clauses.

• A sentence with three independent clauses.

What is a complex sentence?

• A sentence with two independent clauses.

• A sentence with an independent and a dependent clause.

• A sentence with two dependent clauses.

• A sentence with three independent clauses.

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TEKS.ELA.9-12.II.B