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Basic Sentence Structure

Authored by Sarah Williams

English

9th Grade

CCSS covered

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Basic Sentence Structure
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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.7.1B

CCSS.L.3.1I

CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.1.1J

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.7.1B

CCSS.L.3.1I

CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.1.1J

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.5.1E

CCSS.L.3.1H

CCSS.L.1.1G

CCSS.L.5.1A

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.5.1E

CCSS.L.3.1H

CCSS.L.1.1G

CCSS.L.5.1A

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.5.1E

CCSS.L.7.1B

CCSS.L.3.1I

CCSS.L.4.2C

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.5.1E

CCSS.L.3.1H

CCSS.L.1.1G

CCSS.L.5.1A

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.5.1E

CCSS.L.7.1B

CCSS.L.3.1H

CCSS.L.4.2C

CCSS.L.9-10.2A

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