Complex Sentence

What type of sentence is this? Natalee covered her ears because Mrs. Crompton started singing again.

• complex sentence

• simple sentence

• fragment

• This is not a sentence because Keely says aliens wrote it.

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CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.3.1H

CCSS.L.3.1I

CCSS.L.5.1E

CCSS.L.7.1B

What is the correct way to fix this sentence: Bailey loves to hear Mrs. C sing she thinks Mrs. C is amazing.

• Bailey loves to hear Mrs. C sing. she thinks Mrs. C is amazing.

• It is correct.

• Bailey loves to hear Mrs. C sing, and she thinks Mrs. C is amazing.

• Bailey loves to hear Mrs. C sing she thinks Mrs. C is amazing.

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CCSS.L.4.1F

Which part of the sentence is a DEPENDENT clause. Caleb went to the store because he was out of milk.

• Caleb went to the store

• because he was out of milk.

• to the store

• out of milk.

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CCSS.L.7.1A

CCSS.L.9-10.1B

Which part of the sentence is the INDEPENDENT clause? Angel hit a home run because he is just that good.

• because he is just that good.

• a home run

• is just that good.

• Angel hit a home run

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CCSS.L.7.1A

CCSS.L.9-10.1B

Identify the complex sentence.

• A warthog's nose isn't very pretty, but it's perfect for finding food.

• A warthog's nose isn't very pretty to look at.

• If you had a warthog's nose, you wouldn't win a beauty contest.

• Although a warthog's nose isn't very pretty.

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CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.3.1H

CCSS.L.3.1I

CCSS.L.5.1E

CCSS.L.7.1B

How can you join the independent clause "She enjoys painting" with the dependent clause "whenever she has free time" to form a complex sentence?

• She enjoys painting, but whenever she has free time.

• She enjoys painting whenever she has free time.

• Whenever she has free time, she enjoys painting.

• and C) are both correct.

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CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.3.1H

CCSS.L.3.1I

CCSS.L.5.1E

CCSS.L.7.1B

Identify the complex sentence.

• A beaver's front teeth are super strong and orange.

• Because beaver's front teeth contain an iron coating, it makes them super strong and orange.

• A beaver's front teeth have a coating containing iron, and that makes them super strong and orange.

• Since beaver's front teeth have a special iron coating.

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CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.3.1H

CCSS.L.3.1I

CCSS.L.5.1E

CCSS.L.7.1B

Identify the complex sentence.

• Since crocodiles can't clean their own teeth, they let small birds called plovers pick leftover food off their teeth.

• Crocodiles can't clean their own teeth.

• Crocodiles open their mouths, so small birds called plovers can pick leftover food off their teeth.

• After small birds called plovers pick leftover food off the crocodile's teeth.

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CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.3.1H

CCSS.L.3.1I

CCSS.L.5.1E

CCSS.L.7.1B

Identify the complex sentence.

• Although a rabbit's nose twitches.

• A rabbit's nose is packed with smell sensors, and its nose twitches for many different reasons.

• A rabbit's nose twitches for many reasons.

• A rabbit's nose twitches faster when it is interested or excited.

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CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.3.1H

CCSS.L.3.1I

CCSS.L.5.1E

CCSS.L.7.1B

Identify the complex sentence.

• As the days grow warmer.

• An Arctic fox fur is white in the winter and turns brown in the warmer seasons.

• An Arctic fox is white in winter.

• As the days grow warmer, an Arctic fox sheds its white wintertime coat.

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CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.3.1H

CCSS.L.3.1I

CCSS.L.5.1E

CCSS.L.7.1B