Compound and Complex Sentences Assignment
Complete each sentence by selecting the correct clause from the drop-down menu. Pay close attention to the punctuation. I waited for the bus, ______________ We will have lunch outside _____________ Because I was sick, __________ I'll see you at the movie, ______________
but it was late unless it is raining I did not go to school which is supposed to be good
Which is a correctly formed compound sentence?
Daniel was very excited to watch his favorite team play, but they lost.
How could you correctly combine the first three sentences of the passage below to add variety? Check all that apply. I saw Amir. I was visiting New York. He lives there. We went to an Italian restaurant and ate big plates of spaghetti. It was a fun outing.
I saw Amir, who lives in New York, when I was visiting. When I was visiting New York, I saw Amir, who lives there. I saw Amir when I was visiting New York, which is where he lives.
Choose words to create a meaningful dependent clause in each sentence. Marissa likes to bake, _________ she doesn't like to cook. I have an idea __________ I think you will like. ___________ can drive slowly, we will find it. French, _____________ we also had last year, is my hardest subject.
although that If we which
Decide whether each group of words is an independent clause, a dependent clause, or not a clause. the smell of the muffins in the oven because I lost my gloves she served the volleyball over the net
not a clause dependent clause independent clause
How can the two independent clauses below be combined to form a correct complete sentence? Check all that apply. Jonas has homework. It isn't finished.
Jonas has homework, but it isn't finished. Jonas has homework that isn't finished. The homework that Jonas has isn't finished.
Identify the sentence type for each sentence. We visited the shelter where many animals are waiting for homes. We petted the cats, and they purred while the dogs barked in the other room. The dogs wanted to play, and we took them to a dog park. We spent an hour at the park, which was packed, and then we left.
complex compound-complex compound compound-complex
Choose the part of speech of the dependent clause in each sentence. Whoever wants to help is invited to come with us. Talk to the person who is behind the counter. When I press the button, the computer starts up.
nominal adjectival adverbial
Which revision corrects the punctuation errors in this complex sentence with two dependent clauses? We picked these apples, when we went upstate which was on Tuesday.
Remove the comma after "apples" and put a comma after "upstate."