Complex and Dependent Clauses

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English
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8th Grade
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Hard
+7
Standards-aligned
Sarah Williams
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15 questions
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Which part of this sentence is a dependent clause?
No one is perfect - that's why pencils have erasers.
- Wolfgang Riebe
No one is perfect
No one
That's why pencils have erasers
have erasers
Tags
CCSS.L.7.1A
CCSS.L.9-10.1B
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
What is a complex sentence?
Contains one independent clause
Contains two or more independent clauses
Contains one independent clause and one or more dependent clauses
Contains two or more independent clauses and one or more dependent clauses
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
What is a compound complex sentence?
Contains one independent clause
Contains two or more independent clauses
Contains one independent clause and one or more dependent clauses
Contains two or more independent clauses and one or more dependent clauses
Tags
CCSS.L.2.1F
CCSS.L.3.1H
CCSS.L.3.1I
CCSS.L.5.1E
CCSS.L.7.1B
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
What type of sentence is this?
"If you're neutral in situations of injustice, you have chosen the side of the oppressor."
- Desmond Tutu
Simple
Compound
Complex
Compound-complex
Tags
CCSS.L.3.1I
CCSS.L.4.2C
CCSS.L.5.1E
CCSS.L.7.1B
CCSS.L.9-10.2A
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
What type of sentence is this?"Do what you have to do until you can do what you want to do."- Oprah Winfrey
Simple
Compound
Complex
Compound-complex
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 a dependent clause?
A sentence that CANNOT stand on it's own.
A sentence that can stand on it's own.
Tags
CCSS.L.7.1A
CCSS.L.9-10.1B
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
What is a complex sentence?
Contains ONE independent clause
Contains two or more independent clauses
Contains an independent clause and one or more dependent clauses
Tags
CCSS.L.2.1F
CCSS.L.3.1H
CCSS.L.3.1I
CCSS.L.5.1E
CCSS.L.7.1B
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