
Exploring Compound Sentences
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English
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6th - 10th Grade
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Hard
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Liam Anderson
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is a key feature of a compound sentence?
It does not use any conjunctions.
It contains at least two independent clauses.
It contains only one independent clause.
It always uses a semicolon.
Tags
CCSS.L.3.1H
CCSS.L.4.2C
CCSS.L.5.1E
CCSS.L.7.1B
CCSS.L.9-10.2A
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which of the following is NOT a method to join independent clauses in a compound sentence?
Conjunction with a comma
Semicolon
Colon
Period
Tags
CCSS.L.3.1I
CCSS.L.4.2C
CCSS.L.5.1E
CCSS.L.7.1B
CCSS.L.9-10.2A
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which mnemonic can help you remember the common conjunctions used in compound sentences?
ROYGBIV
HOMES
FANBOYS
PEMDAS
Tags
CCSS.L.3.1I
CCSS.L.4.2C
CCSS.L.5.1E
CCSS.L.7.1B
CCSS.L.9-10.2A
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
In the sentence 'Lee loves cakes, and he adores pies,' what role does the word 'and' play?
It is a preposition.
It is an adverb.
It is a conjunction joining two independent clauses.
It is a noun.
Tags
CCSS.L.1.1G
CCSS.L.3.1H
CCSS.L.5.1A
CCSS.L.5.1E
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What punctuation is used in the sentence 'Cannibals don’t eat clowns; they taste funny'?
Colon
Comma
Dash
Semicolon
Tags
CCSS.L.9-10.2A
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
In the sentence 'There’s one good thing about egotists: they don’t talk about other people,' what punctuation is used?
Colon
Dash
Semicolon
Comma
Tags
CCSS.L.9-10.2B
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is the purpose of a semicolon in a compound sentence?
To introduce a list
To join two independent clauses
To separate items in a list
To end a sentence
Tags
CCSS.L.9-10.2A
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