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Those new jeans are much too long for me. A. complete subject B. complete predicate C. neither
B. complete predicate
The small boat sank in the big waves. A. complete subject B. complete predicate C. neither
A. complete subject
The brave soldier was rescued.
A. complete subject B. complete predicate C. neither
B. complete predicate
He spilled the popcorn on the person in front of him.
A. complete subject B. complete predicate C. neither
C. neither
The yellow canary fell in love with the shiny mirror.
A. complete subject B. complete predicate C. neither
B. complete predicate
The store will close soon.
A. simple
B. complex
C. neither
A. simple
We will go to the park after we finish our homework.
A. simple
B. complex
C. neither
B. complex
At the stove in the kitchen.
A. simple
B. complex
C. neither
C. neither
I spent the day indoors working on my music.
A. simple
B. complex
C. neither
A. simple
After you left, I called Josh and invited him to go out with us.
A. simple
B. complex
C. neither
B. complex
How could this sentence be changed into a complex sentence?
Everyone watches Carla play; she is the only girl on the boys’ basketball team. A. Replace the semicolon with a period and capitalize she
B. Replace the semicolon with because after the word play C. Insert the word when before the word Everyone D. No change needs to be made to this sentence
B. Replace the semicolon with because after the word play
Correct. The subordinating conjunction because creates the subordinate clause because she is the only girl on the boys’ basketball team which forms a complex sentence.
How could this sentence be changed into a complex sentence?
It is hard to breathe on extremely high mountains because oxygen is very thin that high up. A. Insert a semicolon after the word mountains B. Insert a comma after the word mountains C. Add a period after mountains and capitalize because D. No change needs to be made to this sentence
D. No change needs to be made to this sentence
Correct. This is already a complex sentence.
How could this sentence be changed into a simple sentence?
We bought a parrot because it is our favorite kind of bird.
A. Remove kind of bird
B. Place a period after parrot and remove because it is our favorite kind of bird
C. Replace because with a semicolon.
D. No change needs to be made to this sentence
B. Place a period after parrot and remove because it is our favorite kind of bird
Correct. A period after parrot and removal of the subordinate clause will change this complex sentence into a simple sentence.
How could this sentence be changed into a simple sentence?
Please finish folding the laundry before you leave the house.
A. Place a comma in front of before
B. Remove please and the house
C. Place a period after laundry and remove before you leave the house.
D. No change needs to be made to this sentence
C. Place a period after laundry and remove before you leave the house.
Correct. A period after laundry and removal of the subordinate clause will leave the main clause, which alone is a complete simple sentence.
Hurricanes are tropical cyclones that have wind speeds of up to 150 miles per hour.
A. simple
B. complex
C. neither
B. complex
Josephine found a reminder about her dentist appointment on the refrigerator.
A. simple
B. complex
C. neither
A. simple
The Irish wolfhound is the tallest breed of the species.
A. simple
B. complex
C. neither
A. simple
Abraham Lincoln, who moved from Illinois to Washington, grew up in Kentucky.
A. simple
B. complex
C. neither
C. neither
Many students who bring their lunches to school buy milk in the cafeteria.
A. simple
B. complex
C. neither
B. complex
Because I cannot find my favorite.
A. simple
B. complex
C. neither
C. neither
How should this sentence be changed so that it becomes a compound-complex sentence?
You should drain the grease frequently; too much grease is unhealthy.
A. Add when you cook ground beef after frequently
B. Replace the semicolon with a comma and conjunction 'and'
C. Replace the semicolon with a period and remove too much grease is unhealthy.
D. No change needs to be made to this sentence.
A. Add when you cook ground beef after frequently
Correct. Adding a subordinate clause will change this compound sentence into a compound-complex sentence.
How should this sentence be changed so that it becomes a compound-complex sentence?
We enjoy going to our favorite Mexican restaurant when there is a special deal for groups of six or more, but sometimes we must wait in line for over an hour.
A. Delete the comma.
B. Replace the comma and conjunction but with a semicolon
C. Remove for over an hour
D. No change needs to be made to this sentence.
D. No change needs to be made to this sentence.
Correct. This is already a compound-complex sentence.
How should this sentence be changed so that it becomes a compound-complex sentence?
Whether it is summer or winter, the weather often goes below freezing here.
A. Replace whether with when
B. Add a semicolon after here and add you will need to buy a warmer coat.
C. Remove whether it is summer or winter
D. No change needs to be made to this sentence.
B. Add a semicolon after here and add you will need to buy a warmer coat.
Correct. The addition of a second main clause will form a compound-complex sentence.
How should this sentence be changed so that it becomes a compound-complex sentence?
Roses and tulips grow and bloom in the garden.
A. Add when it’s spring after garden
B. Add when it’s spring before roses and add a semicolon after garden followed by I plant them in the fall.
C. Add a semicolon after garden and then add I plant them in the fall
D. No change needs to be made to this sentence.
B. Add when it’s spring before roses and add a semicolon after garden followed by I plant them in the fall.
Correct. A subordinate clause and a second main clause need to be added to form a compound-complex sentence.
How should this sentence be changed so that it becomes a compound-complex sentence?
I visited my new school because we will be moving in July.
A. Remove because we will be moving in July
B. Add a comma after July and add and I wanted to see the school with students and teachers in it
C. Add a comma after school
D. No change needs to be made to this sentence
B. Add a comma after July and add and I wanted to see the school with students and teachers in it
Correct. Adding a second main clause will change this complex sentence into a compound-complex sentence.