Which compound sentence is correct?

Mrs. Elliott wants her students to understand comma usage, so she helps them learn the rules.

Mrs. Elliott wants her students to understand how to use commas and so she helps them learn the rules.

Because Mrs. Elliott wants her students to read and write with ease, she helps them understand how to use commas.

Mrs. Elliott wants her students to understand how to use commas, so that they can read and write with ease.

Which of the following is a correct compound sentence?

She explained the rules of punctuation, and the students listened carefully.

Because she explained the rules, the students listened carefully.

She explained the rules, so that the students could listen carefully.

She explained the rules of punctuation, for the students to listen carefully.

Which compoud-complex sentence is written correctly?

The waiters and cooks moved as fast as they could, but they could not meet the guests' demands until the dinner rush slowed down.

The waiters and cooks moved as fast as they could, but they could not meet the guests' demands, so they gave everyone a 50% discount.

While the waiters and cooks moved as fast as they could, it was not enough to meet their guests' demands and neediness.

While the waiters and cooks moved as fast as they could, their guests became so needy that not even a 50% discount made them happy.

Sentence Structure Quiz Review

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English

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10th Grade

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Practice Problem

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Medium

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CCSS

L.5.1E, L.3.1I, L.7.1B

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Brooklyn Elliott

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15 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which conjunctions are used in a compound sentence?

Subordinating conjunctions

Coordinating conjunctions

Correlative conjunctions

Conjunctive adverbs

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1I

CCSS.L.4.2C

CCSS.L.5.1E

CCSS.L.7.1B

CCSS.L.9-10.2A

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which of the following is a coordinating conjunction?

Because

Although

But

Since

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1G

CCSS.L.3.1H

CCSS.L.5.1A

CCSS.L.5.1E

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which of the following is a subordinating conjunction?

And

Or

If

Yet

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1G

CCSS.L.3.1H

CCSS.L.5.1A

CCSS.L.5.1E

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What punctuation is used to connect a dependent clause that comes before an independent clause?

Semicolon

Colon

Comma

Period

Tags

CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.3.1H

CCSS.L.3.1I

CCSS.L.5.1E

CCSS.L.7.1B

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which sentence is an example of a compound sentence?

Sara wanted to see a movie, but the theater was closed.

Because the theater was closed, Sara could not see a movie.

Sara waited to watch a movie since the theater was closed.

Sara waited to watch a movie at the theater, which was closed.

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

30 sec • 1 pt

Which sentence is an example of a complex sentence?

I left my homework at school, so I did not finish it.

I did not finish my homework because I left it at school

We were assigned homework, and I left it at school.

We were assigned homework, but I left it at school.

Tags

CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.3.1H

CCSS.L.3.1I

CCSS.L.5.1E

CCSS.L.7.1B

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which sentence is an example of a compound-complex sentence?

I was nervous for class because I left my homework at school, since I was in a rush.

My homework was not ifnished because I left it at school although it was a huge assignment.

Because I was in a rush, I left my homework at school and didn't finish.

I did not finish my homework because I left it at school, so I was nervous for class.

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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Which conjunctions are used in a compound sentence?

Which of the following is a coordinating conjunction?

Which of the following is a subordinating conjunction?

What punctuation is used to connect a dependent clause that comes before an independent clause?

Which sentence is an example of a compound sentence?

Which sentence is an example of a complex sentence?

Which sentence is an example of a compound-complex sentence?

Which of the following is NOT a coordinating conjunction?

Which sentence structure uses both coordinating and subordinating conjunctions?

Is the following a correct complex sentence?
While we waited for the snow to stop we drank hot chocolate.

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Which of the following is a subordinating conjunction?

What punctuation is used to connect a dependent clause that comes before an independent clause?

Which sentence is an example of a compound sentence?

Which sentence is an example of a complex sentence?

Which sentence is an example of a compound-complex sentence?

Which of the following is NOT a coordinating conjunction?

Which sentence structure uses both coordinating and subordinating conjunctions?

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