Simple, Compound, Complex, and Compound-Complex
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English
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8th Grade
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Sarah Williams
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15 questions
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
His father moved to Mexico.
Simple
Compound
Complex
Compound-Complex
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
Langston Hughes was an American novelist, but he was also famous for writing poems and plays.
Simple
Compound
Complex
Compound-Complex
Tags
CCSS.L.2.1F
CCSS.L.3.1H
CCSS.L.3.1I
CCSS.L.5.1E
CCSS.L.7.1B
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Hughes's grandmother shared her love of literature with him.
Simple
Compound
Complex
Compound-Complex
Tags
CCSS.L.1.1J
CCSS.L.2.1F
CCSS.L.3.1I
CCSS.L.7.1B
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
What is the correct definition of a complex sentence?
It has two independent clauses connected with a comma and a conjunction or a semicolon.
It has one independent clause that can stand alone as a sentence.
It has one independent clause with at least one subordinate clause.
It has two independent clauses connected with a comma and a conjunction or a semicolon and at least one subordinate clause.
Tags
CCSS.L.2.1F
CCSS.L.3.1H
CCSS.L.3.1I
CCSS.L.5.1E
CCSS.L.7.1B
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
What is the correct definition of a compound sentence?
It has one independent clause.
It has two independent clauses connected with a comma and a conjunction or a semicolon.
It has one independent clause and at least one subordinate clause.
It has two independent clauses and at least one subordinate clause.
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
What is the correct definition of a compound-complex sentence?
It has one independent clause and at least one subordinate clause.
It has two independent clauses.
It has one independent clause.
It has two independent clauses and at least one subordinate clause.
Tags
CCSS.L.2.1F
CCSS.L.3.1H
CCSS.L.3.1I
CCSS.L.5.1E
CCSS.L.7.1B
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 2 pts
I left before the fight started.
Simple
Compound
Complex
Compound-Complex
Tags
CCSS.L.1.1J
CCSS.L.2.1F
CCSS.L.3.1I
CCSS.L.7.1B
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