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Clauses: Building and Refining Compound and Complex Sentences — Quiz Answers

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Which examples are compound sentences? Choose three correct answers.

A
In history class, we’re studying the causes of the Great Depression, which affected the economy of almost every country in the world.
B
According to my Spanish teacher, Basques have a unique culture, and their language is unrelated to any other world language.
C
Maria and Ara are going on an exchange program to China and Japan next summer to study Asian culture.
D
The French drink strong black coffee mixed with hot milk; the Italians drink small cups of espresso.
E
My aunt and uncle love to travel in their camper, and they can stop wherever they want to.
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Which sentence contains a restrictive clause?

A
I chose the player who ran fastest, but the other captain wanted the one with the hardest kick.
B
The parrot, which must have been tame, flew out of the tree and landed on my shoulder.
C
Aware that I could be bitten, I carefully approached the trapped dog, which growled at me.
D
The road, which was long and winding, took us deeper and deeper into the dark forest.
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Read the paragraph. There are two main kinds of winter storms involving snow. A large amount of falling snow is called a snowstorm. Then, there is the blizzard. A blizzard is a very violent storm. It features extreme cold, strong winds, and low visibility. What compound-complex sentence can be formed from the underlined section of the passage to add variety to the paragraph?

A
The snowstorm is a large amount of falling snow, but the blizzard is much more violent; it features extreme cold, strong winds, and low visibility.
B
Snowstorms bring a lot of snow; blizzards are violent and they feature extreme cold, strong winds, and low visibility.
C
One is a large amount of falling snow called a snowstorm, and the other is a violent storm with wind, cold, and low visibility called a blizzard.
D
The first is the snowstorm, which brings large amounts of falling snow, and the second is the blizzard, a violent storm that features extreme cold, strong winds, and low visibility.
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Which examples are simple sentences? Choose three correct answers.

A
Reading books can take you places that you have never been before.
B
Reading novels is one of the greatest pleasures in my life.
C
A favorite book genre can tell you a lot about a person if you look closely.
D
Some call reading fantasy and science fiction a form of escapism.
E
One of the best ways to learn about history is by reading historical novels.
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Which examples are simple sentences? Choose three correct answers.

A
Reading novels is one of the greatest pleasures in my life.
B
One of the best ways to learn about history is by reading historical novels.
C
Reading books can take you places that you have never been before.
D
Some call reading fantasy and science fiction a form of escapism.
E
A favorite book genre can tell you a lot about a person if you look closely.

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