Exploring Simple and Compound Sentence Structures
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English
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6th - 10th Grade
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Hard
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Amelia Wright
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10 questions
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is a simple sentence?
A sentence with two independent clauses.
A sentence with one independent clause.
A sentence with a dependent clause.
A sentence with no subject.
Tags
CCSS.L.1.1J
CCSS.L.2.1F
CCSS.L.3.1I
CCSS.L.7.1B
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which of the following is a simple sentence?
The woman smiled.
The woman smiled, but the man frowned.
The woman smiled and the man frowned.
The woman smiled; the man frowned.
Tags
CCSS.L.1.1C
CCSS.L.3.1A
CCSS.L.3.1F
CCSS.L.3.1H
CCSS.L.3.1I
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is a compound subject?
A subject with two or more predicates.
A subject made up of two or more simple subjects joined by a conjunction.
A subject with a dependent clause.
A subject with no predicate.
Tags
CCSS.L.1.1C
CCSS.L.3.1A
CCSS.L.3.1F
CCSS.L.3.1H
CCSS.L.3.1I
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Identify the compound predicate in the sentence: 'The girls laughed and cried.'
The girls
Cried
Laughed and cried
Laughed
Tags
CCSS.L.3.1I
CCSS.L.4.2C
CCSS.L.5.1E
CCSS.L.7.1B
CCSS.L.9-10.2A
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What defines a compound sentence?
A sentence with one independent clause.
A sentence with a dependent clause.
A sentence with no subject.
A sentence with two independent clauses joined by a coordinating conjunction or semicolon.
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 of the following is a compound sentence?
The woman smiled.
The woman smiled, but the man frowned.
The woman smiled and the man frowned.
The woman smiled; the man frowned.
Tags
CCSS.L.3.1I
CCSS.L.4.2C
CCSS.L.5.1E
CCSS.L.7.1B
CCSS.L.9-10.2A
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
How can you join two independent clauses to form a compound sentence?
Using a dependent clause.
Using a comma and a coordinating conjunction.
Using an exclamation mark.
Using a period.
Tags
CCSS.L.1.1G
CCSS.L.3.1H
CCSS.L.5.1A
CCSS.L.5.1E
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