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Clauses: Building and Refining Compound and Complex Sentences Answers

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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 this example of incorrect sentence structure.Heavy, black clouds rushing in from the horizon.Which revision corrects the sentence?

A
Heavy, black clouds rushing in from the horizon, get under cover.
B
Heavy, black clouds rushing in from the horizon. It’s about to rain.
C
Heavy, black clouds rushing in from the horizon when it’s about to rain.
D
Heavy, black clouds rushing in from the horizon mean a storm is coming.
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Read this example of incorrect sentence structure.Gino is starring in the school play, it opens next week.Which revision best corrects the sentence?

A
Gino is starring in the school play it opens next week.
B
Gino is starring in the school play, or it opens next week.
C
Gino is starring in the school play, which opens next week.
D
Gino is starring in the school play after it opens next week.
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Which examples are clauses? Select three options.

A
whenever I go to the movies
B
Samir lives on Green Street.
C
tearing through the town
D
but it’s likely to rain that day
E
after the end of the school year
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Read the sentence.When I go rock climbing, I prefer climbing in landscapes that present a challenge.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 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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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 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 the sentence.On days when I go jogging in the morning, my mind seems to process ideas faster, and my mood is more positive.How does the underlined clause add variety and meaning to the sentence?

A
It explains why jogging is beneficial.
B
It makes readers want to go jogging.
C
It creates a compound-complex sentence.
D
It adds detail about the speaker’s personality.
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Which examples are compound sentences? Select three options.

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

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