Sentence structures

You can have more than one independent clause in a complex sentence.

• True

• False

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Identify the dependent clause in the following complex sentence: 'After I finish my homework, I will watch a movie.'

• I will watch a movie

• After I finish my homework

• finish my homework

• After

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When she was six, her family moved to Italy.

• simple
• compound
• complex

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(a)   are used to connect complex sentences.

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When a dependent clause comes first in a complex sentence, a...

• comma will separate it from the independent clause.

• subordinating conjunction will separate it from the independent clause.

• a coordinating conjunction (FANBOYS) will separate it from the independent clause

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We have to go to bed when the clock chimes 10:00.

• compound
• complex
• simple

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Identify the following sentence as simple, compound, complex, or compound-complex.

Before she became the first female American astronaut to travel to space, Sally Ride wanted to become a professional tennis player.

• Simple

• Compound

• Complex

• Compound-Complex

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What kind of sentence is this? "Although the farmer is ready, the ground is still too wet to plow."

• Simple

• compound

• complex

• compound-complex

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Combine the following independent and dependent clauses to form a complex sentence: Independent clause: 'She loves to read books' Dependent clause: 'because they transport her to different worlds'

• She loves to read books because they bring her to different worlds.

• She loves to read books because they transport her to different worlds.

• She loves to read books because they take her to different worlds.

• She loves to read books because they carry her to different worlds.

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How many clauses are required to make up a complex sentence?

• 1
• 2
• 3
• 3,000,000

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