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Complex sentences

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Complex sentences
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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Identify the complex sentence.

When a sloth hangs upside down, its hair falls over its body.

Sloths spend most of their days hanging upside down, so their hair grows differently than other hairy animals.

Since sloths spend most of their days hanging upside down.

Sloths spend most of their days hanging upside down.

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1J

CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.3.1I

CCSS.L.7.1B

CCSS.L.3.1H

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which of the following sentences is complex?

You should pick the blue shirt, and I will choose the green one.

While there are many good options, you should pick the blue shirt.

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1J

CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.3.1I

CCSS.L.7.1B

CCSS.L.5.1E

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What type of sentence is this?


Can you wash the dishes before you play video games?

compound

simple

complex

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1J

CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.3.1I

CCSS.L.7.1B

CCSS.L.3.1H

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

contains and independent clause and a dependent clause

simple sentence

compound sentence

complex sentence

subordinating conjunction

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CCSS.L.1.1J

CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.3.1I

CCSS.L.7.1B

CCSS.L.5.1E

5.

MULTIPLE SELECT QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Since I had homework, I wasn't able to go to the dance.


Please select 2 answers.

This is a dependent clause.

This is an independent clause.

This is a complex sentence.

Since is the subordinating conjunction in this sentence.

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1J

CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.3.1I

CCSS.L.7.1B

CCSS.L.3.1H

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

20 sec • 1 pt

A complex sentence is made of

two independent clauses.

an independent clause and a dependent clause

two dependent clauses

one independent clause

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1J

CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.3.1I

CCSS.L.7.1B

CCSS.L.3.1H

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What type of sentence is this?


The students were happy because school got canceled.

simple sentence

compound sentence

complex sentence

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1J

CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.3.1I

CCSS.L.3.1H

CCSS.L.5.1E

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