The Sentence: Part 2 Quiz

1. What type of sentence has one independent clause and no dependent clauses.

• simple
• compound
• complex
• compound/complex

2. Which type of clause expresses a complete thought and can stand alone as a sentence

• independent clause
• dependent clause
• Santa Clause
• legal clause

3. Which type of clause contains and subject and a verb, but it does not express a complete thought

• independent clause
• dependent clause
• Santa Clause
• legal clause

4. Compound sentences will be joined with...

• Elmer's glue
• a comma and a conjunction OR a semicolon
• a colon
• parenthesis

5. What type of sentence is two or more independent clauses joined together?

• simple sentence
• compound sentence
• complex sentence
• compound/complex sentence

6. What type of sentence has one independent clause and one or more dependent clauses?

• simple sentence
• compound sentence
• complex sentence
• compound/complex sentence

7. What type of sentence is the following? Although it’s risky, many people enjoy extreme sports.

• simple sentence
• compound sentence
• complex sentence
• compound/complex sentence

8. What type of sentence is the following? They chose Maxine’s essay as the winner, but the judges said the final choice was hard.

• simple sentence
• compound sentence
• complex sentence
• compound/complex sentence

9. What type of sentence is the following? The gardener calculated the total area.

• simple sentence
• compound sentence
• complex sentence
• compound/complex sentence

10. What type of sentence is the following? The dog ran away.

• simple sentence
• compound sentence
• complex sentence
• compound/complex sentence