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Complex Sentences 🤔

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 8mins

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Class
Date
1.

Which of the following is an independent clause?

a)

I don’t like snakes.

b)

After the rain,

c)

While we waited,

2.

When a dependent clause comes at the start of a complex sentence, you need to put a comma after it.

a)

true

b)

false

3.

Which clause cannot stand on its own as a sentence?

a)

independent

b)

dependent

4.

Which of the following is a complex sentence?

a)

Heather always gets sick when she eats cheese.

b)

Heather always gets sick when she eats cheese, she loves lunch.

5.

Identify the relative clause in the following sentence. I try to avoid restaurants that serve hot dogs without ketchup.

a)

that serve hot dogs without ketchup.

b)

hot dogs without ketchup.

c)

I try to avoid restaurants that

6.

Identify the independent clause: I want to go to the museum and the movies although it is raining.

a)

is raining

b)

I want to go to the museum

c)

although it is raining

7.

How could the fragment be revised to make it a complex sentence? If Percy could be a professional cook.

a)

Professional cooks from around the world.

b)

If Percy could be a professional cook, he’d make food from everywhere in the world.

c)

After Percy became a professional cook,

8.

Which of the following is an independent clause?

a)

Before Bernadette went to the store.

b)

After going to the store,

c)

Bernadette jogged to the corner store.

9.

Can a dependent clause can stand alone?

a)

yes

b)

no

10.

An independent clause must have a subject, verb, and be a complete thought.

a)

true

b)

false