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Although humans eat fish, we need to be careful that we don't over fish. Is the sentence simple, compound or complex? Justify your answer.

• simple

• compoun

• complex

Although humans eat fish, we need to be careful that we don't over fish. Identify the specific type of apostrophe used.

• contraction

• singular possession

• plural possesion

• plural

Although humans eat fish, we need to be careful that we don't over fish. What is the function of the comma?

• listing

• separating clauses

• joining sentences

Although humans eat fish, we need to be careful that we don't over fish. Identify the tense of the sentence.

• simple past

• past continious

• simple present

• present continuous

Although humans eat fish, we need to be careful that we don't over fish. Is the underlined section of the sentence a phrase or a clause? Give a reason for your answer.

• phrase - no verb

• phrase - coordinating conjunction

• phrase - doesn't make sense

• phrase - makes sense

Fishing is fun but Bobby's blue rod is broken. What part of speech is the word 'fishing'?

(a)  

Fishing is fun but Bobby's blue rod is broken. Is the sentence simple, compound or complex? Justify your answer.

(a)  

Fishing is fun but Bobby's blue rod is broken. Identify the specific type of apostrophe used.

(a)  

Fishing is fun but Bobby's blue rod is broken. Rewrite the sentence in the simple past tense.

(a)  

The South African fisherman (has/have) decided to go fishing tomorrow morning. Of the two words in brackets, which is the correct word?

• has

• have