Sentence Variety
Common Sentence Errors
Examples
Sentence Errors Examples
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In a complex sentence you can use this type of conjunction to connect the Independent Clause (IC) with the Dependent Clause (DC)
What is subordinating conjunction
100
The following sentence is an example of what type of sentence? "The cat crept across the floor, and hid behind the door"
What is a compound sentence
100
The following sentence is an example of this kind of sentence error: "After catching the monkey."
What is a fragment
200
Every complete sentence contains these three things
What is a subject, a verb, and a complete idea.
200
The following sentence is an example of what kind of sentence error: After catching the monkey
What is fragment
200
The following sentence is an example of what type of sentence. Angelo wrote down the hockey score before he left for work.
What is an example of a complex sentence
200
The following sentence is an example of this kind of sentence error: Both having grown up in the Mississippi Delta region.
What is fragment sentence
300
What is the Independent Clause (IC) in the following complex sentence: After he fixed the engine, Ben started working on the brakes.
What is "Ben started working on the brakes"
300
The following sentence is an example of what kind of sentence error: Ari was worried he hadn’t heard from his son all day.
What is run-on sentence
300
The following sentence is an example of what type of sentence? "I live in San Francisco."
What is a simple sentence
300
The following sentence is an example of this kind of sentence error: Mary likes dogs she has a beagle.
What is run-on sentence
400
What is a independent clause?
What is a subject and a verb that makes a complete thought
400
The following is an example of what kind of sentence error: The dog barks someone is usually walking by.
What is run-on
400
The following sentence is an example of what type of sentence? "She will go to school in the city until she finds a job"
What is a complex sentence
500
What is a dependent clause?
What is a subject and verb that does not create a complete thought
500
The following sentence is an example of what type of sentence? "She works in the city but she lives in the suburbs"
What is a compound sentence
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