Exploring Sentence Types with Memory Tips

What is the main purpose of this video?

• To discuss essay writing techniques

• To explain punctuation marks

• To help memorize sentence types

• To teach advanced grammar rules

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CCSS.L.1.1J

CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.3.1I

CCSS.L.7.1B

Which sentence type is formed by adding another independent clause?

• Compound-complex sentence

• Simple sentence

• Complex sentence

• Compound sentence

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CCSS.L.1.1J

CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.3.1I

CCSS.L.7.1B

What does the presence of a phrase do to a simple sentence?

• Does not change its status

• Changes it to a compound sentence

• Changes it to a compound-complex sentence

• Changes it to a complex sentence

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CCSS.L.1.1J

CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.3.1I

CCSS.L.7.1B

What color is used to identify dependent clauses in the suggested color coding system?

• Green

• Pink

• Yellow

• Blue

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CCSS.L.7.1A

CCSS.L.9-10.1B

Which of the following is NOT a subordinating conjunction?

• Because

• And

• Although

• Since

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CCSS.L.1.1G

CCSS.L.3.1H

CCSS.L.5.1A

CCSS.L.5.1E

What does the formula 'S = I' represent?

• Compound-complex sentence

• Complex sentence

• Compound sentence

• Simple sentence

How can a compound-complex sentence be represented using a formula?

• D + I + I

• I + I

• D + I

• I + P

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CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.3.1H

CCSS.L.3.1I

CCSS.L.5.1E

CCSS.L.7.1B

In the metaphor, what does a single independent clause represent?

• A child

• An unmarried adult

• A single parent

• A married couple

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CCSS.L.7.1A

CCSS.L.9-10.1B

What does a complex sentence represent in the family metaphor?

• A child with accessories

• Two unmarried adults

• A single parent with a child

• A married couple

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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 key to successfully using any of the memory tricks mentioned?

• Using a thesaurus

• Understanding advanced grammar

• Writing essays regularly

• Memorizing the four sentence types