Compound and Complex Sentences

True or False: A sentence that includes an independent clause and at least one dependent clause is called a compound sentence.

(B) F

One way to punctuate a compound sentence correctly is to join the two independent clauses with

(B) a semicolon.

Read the sentence. The faculty was able to teach computer science classes now that the school built a new lab. Which words could replace the subordinating conjunction in the sentence while maintaining its original structure? Check all that apply.

(B) because (D) since

Which is a dependent clause?

(A) during intermission, while we were discussing the performance

Both independent and dependent clauses

(B) have a subject and verb.

Read the sentence. Roland, the artist, brilliantly captured the fading pastel light on his canvas, and he preserved the sunset for future generations to enjoy. Which statement correctly describes the sentence?

(D) It is two independent clauses joined by a coordinating conjunction.

Read the excerpt. Because the endangered panthers living in the forests need large, connected territories to roam. What is the best review of this excerpt?

(D) The excerpt should be revised because it contains a dependent clause that leaves the writer's thought unfinished.

Which contains an independent clause?

(D) While the team made their play, the frenzied crowd cheered them to victory.

Read the sentence. Celebrities who help to raise awareness of significant world issues are more likely to have long-lasting bonds with their fans. The underlined part of the sentence

(B) is correctly punctuated because it is a restrictive clause.

A compound sentence contains

(B) two or more independent clauses.

Which word signals a nonrestrictive clause in a complex sentence?

(B) which

Read the excerpt. At the beginning of the mission, since our priority was to identify the origin of the alien's signal. What is the most accurate way to describe the excerpt?

(C) it is a dependent clause.

A .... should follow a dependent clause when the dependent clause comes first in a sentence.

comma

A group of words with a subject and verb that does not express a complete thought is called a(n)

dependent clause.

A(n) ... clause should always be separated from the rest of the sentence by commas

nonrestrictive