Compound and Complex Sentences

Question 1

Read the sentence.Celebrities who help to raise awareness of significant world issues are more likely to have long-lasting bonds with their fans.

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is correctly punctuated because it is a restrictive clause.

Question 2

coloncommaperiodsemicolon

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comma

Question 3

Which word signals a nonrestrictive clause in a complex sentence?

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which

Question 4

Read the excerpt.At the beginning of the mission, since our priority was to identify the origin of the alien’s signal.

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It is a dependent clause.

Question 5

Both independent and dependent clauses

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have a subject and verb.

Question 6

Read the sentence.Roland, the artist, brilliantly captured the fading pastel light on his canvas, and he preserved the sunset for future generations to enjoy.

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It is two independent clauses joined by a coordinating conjunction.

Question 7

Read the excerpt.Because the endangered panthers living in the forests need large, connected territories to roam.

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The excerpt should be revised because it contains a dependent clause that leaves the writer’s thought unfinished.

Question 8

Which contains an independent clause?

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While the team made their play, the frenzied crowd cheered them to victory.

Question 9

True or False:A sentence that includes an independent clause and at least one dependent clause is called a compound sentence.

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F

Question 10

dependentindependentnonrestrictiverestrictive

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nonrestrictive

Compound and Complex Sentences Answers

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