Clauses: Building and Refining Compound and Complex Sentences

Question 1

Which sentences are complex sentences? Check all that apply.Some people travel to cities; other people travel to rural areas.When you experience a new place, it enhances your understanding of other people.After traveling to a national park, people feel a greater appreciation for nature.You should travel somewhere you have never been because you can explore a new place.You can even travel to a new area near your home, and some people call this a “staycation.”

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When you experience a new place, it enhances your understanding of other people.; After traveling to a national park, people feel a greater appreciation for nature.; You should travel somewhere you have never been because you can explore a new place.

Question 2

Photography can help you to notice unique qualities in everyday items. Beauty can be found where you least expect it.

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use a semicolon

Question 3

Specialized equipment can create interesting effects. A tripod can be used to create time-lapse photography.

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use a comma and and

Question 4

Read each sentence carefully, then identify the type of clause underlined.

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✔ noun clause; What most skateboarders love is an isolated road with a steep incline.: noun clause; Skateboards, which can be dangerous, are still popular with teens.: relative clause; A skateboarder who won a recent competition thinks his pastime can build resilience.: relative clause; You must keep practicing skateboarding until you get better.: adverbial clause

Question 5

noun clause ✔ relative clauseadverbial clause

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✔ relative clause

Question 6

noun clause ✔ relative clauseX adverbial clause

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✔ relative clause

Question 7

noun clause relative clause✔ adverbial clause

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✔ adverbial clause

Clauses: Building and Refining Compound and Complex Sentences Answers

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