Clauses: Building and Refining Compound and Complex Sentences Answers

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Read this example of incorrect sentence structure.Paula is moving to Chicago, winters are cold there.Which revision best corrects the sentence?

A
Paula is moving to Chicago winters are cold there.
B
Paula is moving to Chicago, where winters are cold.
C
Paula is moving to Chicago, so winters are cold there.
D
Paula is moving to Chicago; however, winters are cold there.
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Read the sentence.The garden was enclosed by tall stone walls, which blocked out the noise and bustle of the city.Which statement best explains how the underlined clause conveys meaning?

A
It describes the effect of the tall stone walls.
B
It explains when the garden was enclosed by walls.
C
It modifies the subject and describes the garden.
D
It modifies the verb and describes the enclosure.
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Read the sentence.The English novelist Virginia Woolf, who pioneered the use of stream of consciousness in fiction, was a prolific writer, and the influence of her fiction and nonfiction on her contemporaries was both powerful and pervasive.Which statements best describe this sentence? Select three options.It is a complex sentence.It contains a restrictive clause.It is a compound-complex sentence.It contains a nonrestrictive clause.It links three clauses to add variety to a text.

A
It is a complex sentence.
B
It contains a restrictive clause.
C
It is a compound-complex sentence.
D
It contains a nonrestrictive clause.
E
It links three clauses to add variety to a text.
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Read the sentence.The tracking party followed their prey to the river, but there they lost the trail, even though they had several bloodhounds with them.What type of sentence is this?

A
a simple sentence
B
a complex sentence
C
a compound sentence
D
a compound-complex sentence
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Read the example.If you want to know how Dickens’s last novel would end.What common error in sentence construction is evident in this example?

A
comma splice
B
run-on sentence
C
sentence fragment
D
missing conjunction
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Read this example of incorrect sentence structure.Winter is coming I need a new coat.Which revisions best correct the sentence? Select three options.Winter is coming; I need a new coat.Winter is coming, so I need a new coat.When winter is coming, I need a new coat.Because winter is coming, I need a new coat.Although winter is coming, I need a new coat.

A
Winter is coming; I need a new coat.
B
Winter is coming, so I need a new coat.
C
When winter is coming, I need a new coat.
D
Because winter is coming, I need a new coat.
E
Although winter is coming, I need a new coat.
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What are the characteristics of an independent clause? Select three options.It contains a subject and a verb.It expresses a complete thought.It begins with a relative pronoun.It can stand alone as a complete sentence.It cannot stand alone as a complete sentence.

A
It contains a subject and a verb.
B
It expresses a complete thought.
C
It begins with a relative pronoun.
D
It can stand alone as a complete sentence.
E
It cannot stand alone as a complete sentence.
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Read the sentences.Glazing pottery can be tricky. The stunning results make the effort worthwhile.What should be included to best combine the sentences?

A
;
B
, and
C
, but
D
when
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Which sentence contains a restrictive clause?

A
The road, which was long and winding, took us deeper and deeper into the dark forest.
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 astronaut who first stepped on the moon was Neil Armstrong.
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Read the sentence.Marileta is staying with friends until she finds an apartment.What type of clause do the underlined words form?

A
a noun clause
B
a relative clause
C
an adverbial clause
D
an independent clause

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