Writing with sentence variety
Quiz by Vethang Masong
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- Q1
People in neighborhoods with a lot of trees and grass have fewer chronic health problems.
Complex sentence
Simple sentence
Compound sentence
30s - Q2
When governments improve roads in poor sections of cities, property values go up.
Simple sentence
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30s - Q3
Although the number of people worldwide has increased dramatically, some countries have a falling population.
Compound sentence
Simple sentence
Complex sentence
30s - Q4
Exercise can strengthen bones, but the effect is actually quite small.
Simple sentence
Compound sentence
Complex sentence
30s - Q5
Because indigenous peoples had no immunity to European diseases, many died.
Compound sentence
Complex sentence
Simple sentence
30s - Q6
Melting polar ice raises sea levels, so many coastal areas are flooding.
Simple sentence
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30s - Q7
The study reported what the researcher had found.
Complex sentence
Simple sentence
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30s - Q8
The biologists were worried about the population of the eastern lowland gorilla, which lives in the war-torn region.
Simple sentence
Compound sentence
Complex sentence
30s - Q9
The United States government consists of three branches: the executive branch ( e.g., the President and Cabinet), the legislative branch (Congress), and the judicial branch (e.g. the Supreme Court).
Complex sentence
Simple sentence
Compound sentence
30s - Q10
After the fall of the Soviet Union, many boundaries in Europe changed dramatically.
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30s - Q11
_________________ most of Greenland is covered by an ice sheet, its population is confined to the coastline.
Although
But
Because
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30s - Q12
Buffalo are native to Africa and Asia, _________________ bison are found in North America.
when
while
so
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30s - Q13
Marta, who goes by a single name like many male players, _________________ is one of the best female soccer players in the world.
whereas
and
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because
30s - Q14
Scientists argue that race is a social construct _________________ racial categories should be discontinued.
although
because
and
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30s - Q15
_________________ we reduce pollution in our oceans, coral reefs will continue to die.
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so
while
Unless
30s