Understanding Compound-Complex Sentences

Why is it important to study sentences according to the video?

• To improve vocabulary

• To enhance sentence complexity

• To learn new languages

• To write faster

What is a simple sentence example given in the video?

• Scout eats peanut butter and she doesn't leave a drop.

• Whenever Scout eats peanut butter, she doesn't leave a drop.

• Scout eats peanut butter.

• Scout eats peanut butter, and we don't get ants.

What is the definition of a compound-complex sentence?

• A sentence with no clauses

• A sentence with three independent clauses

• A sentence with one dependent clause and two or more independent clauses

• A sentence with two dependent clauses

Which part of a compound-complex sentence is considered the complex part?

• The part with two independent clauses

• The part with no clauses

• The part with one dependent and one independent clause

• The part with only dependent clauses

In the example 'Whenever Scout eats peanut butter, she doesn't leave a drop, and that means we don't get ants in the house,' which part is the compound sentence?

• She doesn't leave a drop, and that means we don't get ants in the house

• And that means we don't get ants in the house

• She doesn't leave a drop

• Whenever Scout eats peanut butter

Where should commas be placed in a compound-complex sentence?

• After the conjunction

• Before the conjunction

• At the end of the sentence

• In the middle of the dependent clause

What is a common mistake students make with commas in compound-complex sentences?

• Placing them after the conjunction

• Using too many commas

• Not using them at all

• Placing them at the end of the sentence

Which of the following is a compound-complex sentence?

• Since peanut butter is good, schools serve it for lunch.

• Although peanuts are not harmful, they are grown for humans.

• Because peanut butter and jelly go well together, people make sandwiches, and PB&J is popular.

• Peanut butter is tasty.

What punctuation marks can be used at the end of a compound-complex sentence?

• Period, question mark, exclamation mark

• Comma, semicolon, colon

• Dash, hyphen, ellipsis

• Apostrophe, quotation mark, parentheses

What is the purpose of using an exclamation mark in a compound-complex sentence?

• To show strong emotion or emphasis

• To indicate a question

• To list items

• To separate clauses