Sentence Identification
"She likes coffee."
A. Fragment
B. Compound
C. Complex
D. Simple
Simple
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Which sentence is a simple sentence?
A. "Barked the dog."
B. "The dog barked, and the cat ran."
C. "Although the dog barked, the cat ran."
D. "The dog barked."
"The dog barked."
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Turn this simple sentence into a compound sentence: "He reads books."
A. "Reading books he does."
B. "He reads books because he likes them."
C. "He reads books, and he writes stories."
D. "He reads books when he has time."
He reads books, and he writes stories.
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How many clauses are in: "She smiled and waved"?
A. 2
B. 1
C. 3
D. 0
1
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Which sentence is correct?
A. "She run fast."
B. "She runs fast."
C. "She running fast."
D. "Runs she fast."
She runs fast.
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"He went to the store, and he bought some milk."
A. Complex
B. Compound
C. Simple
D. Question
Compound
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Which sentence is compound?
A. "She danced and sang beautifully."
B. "She danced because she was happy."
C. "She danced."
D. "Danced she."
She danced and sang beautifully.
Turn this compound sentence into a complex sentence: "She cooked dinner, and he washed the dishes."
A. "She cooked dinner because he washed the dishes."
B. "She cooked dinner and washed dishes."
C. "She cooked dinner, and he washed."
D. "While she cooked dinner, he washed the dishes."
While she cooked dinner, he washed the dishes.
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Which part is the dependent clause in: "Because he was tired, he went to sleep"?
A. "Because he was tired"
B. "He went to sleep"
C. "He was tired"
D. "Went to sleep"
Because he was tired
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Which sentence is punctuated correctly?
A. "He likes tea she likes coffee."
B. "He likes tea and she likes coffee."
C. "He likes tea and, she likes coffee."
D. "He likes tea, and she likes coffee."
He likes tea, and she likes coffee.
"Although it was raining, we went hiking."
A. Simple
B. Compound
C. Complex
D. Imperative
Complex
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Which sentence is complex?
A. "You study hard."
B. "You study hard, and you pass the test."
C. "If you study hard, you will pass the test."
D. "Study hard you will."
If you study hard, you will pass the test.
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Turn this complex sentence into a simple sentence: "Although he was late, he arrived safely."
A. "Although he arrived safely."
B. "He arrived safely."
C. "He was late and arrived safely."
D. "He arrived although late."
He arrived safely.
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Which sentence contains two independent clauses?
A. "Ran fast he did."
B. "He ran fast because he wanted to win."
C. "He won the race."
D. "He ran fast, and he won the race."
He ran fast, and he won the race.
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Which sentence uses a subordinating conjunction correctly?
A. "Although it was cold, we went swimming."
B. "It was cold although we went swimming."
C. "We went swimming, althought it was cold."
D. "Although we went swimming it was cold."
Although it was cold, we went swimming.
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"I wanted to go, but I had too much work, so I stayed home."
A. Exclamatory
B. Complex
C. Simple
D. Compound
Compound
Which sentence is compound-complex?
A. "He was tired, and he went to bed."
B. "Although he was tired, he finished his homework, and he went to bed."
C. "He finished his homework."
D. "Homework finished he."
Although he was tired, he finished his homework, and he went to bed.
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Combine these into a compound-complex sentence: "She was tired. She went to bed early. She missed the movie."
A. "Tired she was, missed the movie she did."
B. "She was tired and went to bed early."
C. "She missed the movie because she was tired."
D. "Because she was tired, she went to bed early, and she missed the movie."
Because she was tired, she went to bed early, and she missed the movie.
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Which sentence contains a subordinate clause?
A. "You call me, and I’ll answer."
B. "If you call me, I’ll answer."
C. "Call me."
D. "I’ll answer."
If you call me, I’ll answer.
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Which sentence is a run-on sentence?
A. "Bought milk he did."
B. "He went to the store, and he bought milk."
C. "He went to the store."
D. "He went to the store he bought milk."
He went to the store he bought milk.
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"Because she was tired, she went to bed early, and she skipped dinner."
A. Compound-Complex
B. Complex
C. Compound
D. Simple
Compound-Complex
Which sentence contains two independent clauses and one dependent clause?
A. "Because it was late, we left the party, and we went home."
B. "We left the party and went home."
C. "We left because it was late."
D. "Left the party we did."
Because it was late, we left the party, and we went home.
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Transform: "He studies. He passes exams. He works hard." into a compound-complex sentence.
A. "Studies he does, exams he passes."
B. "He studies and passes exams."
C. "He works hard and passes exams."
D. "Because he works hard, he studies, and he passes exams."
Because he works hard, he studies, and he passes exams.
Which sentence contains a relative clause?
A. "The man is a mechanic."
B. "The man lives next door."
C. "The man who lives next door is a mechanic."
D. "Lives next door the man."
The man who lives next door is a mechanic.
Which sentence corrects the run-on: "She sings she dances"?
A. "She sings and dances."
B. "She sings she dances."
C. "She sings, and she dances."
D. "Sings she, dances she."
She sings, and she dances.
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