Complex Sentences
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- Q1Which type of sentence is composed of one independent clause and one or more dependent clauses?CompoundCompound-ComplexComplexSimple30s
- Q2Which type of sentence is composed of one independent clause.Compound-ComplexComplexCompoundSimple30s
- Q3What type of sentence is composed of two independent clauses?CompoundComplexSimpleCompound-Complex30s
- Q4The dog barked and howled at the catCompound-ComplexComplexSimpleCompound30s
- Q5The sky cleared, and we could see the planes in the distanceSimpleCompound-ComplexCompoundComplex30s
- Q6While we both enjoy going to the movies, I would rather read a book.CompoundSimpleCompound-ComplexComplex30s
- Q7Identify the independent clause in the following sentence: Because we both love animals, we have adopted two stray cats.Because we both love animals,we have adopted two stray cats.30s
- Q8Identify the independent clause(s) in the following sentence: We love eating snacks and binge-watching TV, so that's how we spend our weekends.We love eating snacks and binge-watching TV AND that's how we spend our weekendsWe love eating snacks and binge-watching TVthat's how we spend our weekends.We love eating snacks30s
- Q9Identify the dependent clause in the following sentence: The mean girls, who wore pink on Wednesday, were especially vicious today.The mean girls,were especially vicious today.who wore pink on Wednesday,30s
- Q10Choose the appropriate relative pronoun: The book _________ I got from the library is overdue.whichthat30s
- Q11Choose the appropriate relative pronoun: My father, ________ I respect, congratulated me on a job well done.whichthatwhomwho30s
- Q12Choose the appropriate relative pronoun: I am always frustrated by people ________ talk during movies.thatwhomwhichwho30s
- Q13Choose the appropriate relative pronoun: My paycheck, _______ was much needed, arrived todaywhichthat30s
- Q14The reckless driver who ran the red light crashed his car.Compound-ComplexComplexCompoundSimple30s
- Q15Last summer they traveled to Rome, which is in Italy.SimpleComplexCompound-ComplexCompound30s