Chap 18 Grammar Review 2
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- Q1What is a compound sentence?It is two or more simple sentences combined with a conjunction.It is a sentence that contains two subjects or two verbs.It is the combination of an independent clause with a dependent clause.It is the combination of two dependent clauses.30s
- Q2What is a complex sentence?It is an independent clause combined with at least one dependent clause.It is two or more simple sentences combined with a conjunction.It is three or more simple sentences combined with conjunctions.It is an independent clause with one subject and one verb, without any dependent clauses or extra phrases.30s
- Q3What are a few good ways to combine sentences effectively?Use commas to splice independent clauses together; delete all conjunctions; insert adjectives where adverbs have been placed; replace apostrophes with parentheses.Create compound prepositions; delete excessive appositive phrases; use verbals instead of conjunctions; substitute dependent clauses for independent clauses.Subordinate one sentence inside another one; insert a key word into another one, and delete extra words; combine closely related sentences by reducing one of the sentences to a phrase and inserting it into the other sentence; create compound subjects or compound verbs for sentences that use the same subjects or verbs.120s
- Q4What is true about a compound subject versus a compound sentence?A compound subject has two subjects, but a compound sentence always has one subject with two verbs.A simple sentence can have a compound subject but only one verb; a compound sentence must have two separate independent clauses, each with its own subject(s) and verb(s).A compound subject is found in a dependent clause, but a compound sentence is an independent clause.60s
- Q5What are some good ways to create a compound sentence?Combine a dependent clause with an independent clause or combine at least two appositive phrases with a single verb.Combine two independent clauses with either a period, a semi-colon, or a comma with a conjunction.Combine two subjects with a conjunction or combine several conjunctions with several dependent clauses.Combine a complex sentence with a simple sentence, or combine two complex sentences with at least two subordinate clauses.60s
- Q6Complex sentences contain____________________.at least two dependent clausessubordinate clauses/ dependent clausesat least two independent clausesat least two simple sentences plus at least one dependent clause60s
- Q71. The Mississippi River is the setting of Huckleberry Finn. The river runs through many states. 2. The Mississippi River, running through many states, is the setting of Huckleberry Finn. What sentence combining method was used in example #2?Example #2 created a subordinate clause out of the second sentence from example #1.Example #2 deleted a dependent clause.Example #2 added words to make the sentence a dependent clause.Example #2 reduced the second sentence from example #1 to a phrase, and then inserted that phrase into the first sentence.120s
- Q8The holiday was quick. The holiday lasted two weeks. How could a writer subordinate one of these sentences to another, without creating a comma splice?The holiday was quick, it lasted two weeks.The holiday lasted two weeks, it was quick.The holiday was quick, the holiday lasted two weeks.Although the holiday was quick, it lasted two weeks.120s
- Q91. Morton reads Huck Finn every day while Tonya reads nothing except her Bible. 2. While Tonya reads nothing except her Bible, Morton reads Huck Finn every day. What is the difference between the first and second example?There's no grammatical difference; each one contains a dependent clause and an independent clause.The second example has a comma splice but the first one does not.The first example is a complex sentence but the second example is a compound sentence.The first example is correctly written while the second one is incorrectly written.60s
- Q10Dogs usually like to sleep on pet beds. Cats usually like to sleep on pet beds. How could these two sentences be most effectively written?Subordinate one sentence to the other.Create a compound sentence by just adding the word "and" between the two sentences.Create a compound subject.60s
- Q11What is true about this sentence? "You see your cat is suffering from what we vets haven't found a word for; his condition is typified by total physical inertia, absence of interest in its ambiance--what we vets call environment--failure to respond to the conventional external stimuli--a ball of string, a nice juicy mouse, a bird."It is too wordy.It is perfect.It contains an incorrect comma splice.It is a compound sentence.60s
- Q12I could hear him chuckling as he walked toward his store, and I thought to myself that there goes the best grandpa a boy ever had, and that is just what I thought of my grandpa. What is true about this sentence?It needs more commas.It is perfect.It is a stringy sentence.It is in passive voice.60s
- Q13Does this sentence have parallel structure? The store is good for fruit, meat, and to buy cheese.YesNo20s
- Q14Does this sentence have parallel structure? Fruits, vegetables, and grains are an important part of a well-balanced diet.YesNo20s
- Q15Does this sentence have parallel structure? Pam likes to water ski, to swim, and sailing.NoYes20s