Basic Sentence Structure

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English
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9th Grade
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Sarah Williams
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
A simple sentence contains:
One independent clause
Two independent clauses
A dependent clause
Tags
CCSS.L.1.1J
CCSS.L.2.1F
CCSS.L.3.1I
CCSS.L.7.1B
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Which of the following is a simple sentence?
"I like pizza and ice cream."
"Although it was raining, I went for a walk."
"The sun shines brightly in the sky."
Tags
CCSS.L.1.1J
CCSS.L.2.1F
CCSS.L.3.1I
CCSS.L.7.1B
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Fill in the blank: "I like to swim ______ my sister prefers to play tennis."
and
so
but
Tags
CCSS.L.1.1G
CCSS.L.3.1H
CCSS.L.5.1A
CCSS.L.5.1E
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Fill in the blank: "John studied hard, ______ he couldn't pass the test."
and
so
because
Tags
CCSS.L.1.1G
CCSS.L.3.1H
CCSS.L.5.1A
CCSS.L.5.1E
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Combine the following simple sentences into a compound sentence: "The cat meowed. The dog wagged its tail."
The cat meowed because the dog wagged its tail.
The cat meowed, and the dog wagged its tail.
The cat meowed, so the dog wagged its tail.
Tags
CCSS.L.3.1I
CCSS.L.4.2C
CCSS.L.5.1E
CCSS.L.7.1B
CCSS.L.9-10.2A
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Fill in the blank: "The sun was shining _______ the sky was clear."
and
but
so
Tags
CCSS.L.1.1G
CCSS.L.3.1H
CCSS.L.5.1A
CCSS.L.5.1E
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Combine the following simple sentences into a compound sentence: "Mary loves to read books. She also enjoys writing stories."
Mary loves to read books, so she also enjoys writing stories.
Mary loves to read books and she also enjoys writing stories.
Mary loves to read books but she also enjoys writing stories.
Tags
CCSS.L.3.1H
CCSS.L.4.2C
CCSS.L.5.1E
CCSS.L.7.1B
CCSS.L.9-10.2A
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