Compound and Complex Sentences

Question 1

dependentindependentnonrestrictiverestrictive

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nonrestrictive

Question 2

coloncommaperiodsemicolon

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comma

Question 3

One way to punctuate a compound sentence correctly is to join the two independent clauses with

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a semicolon.

Question 4

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 5

complex sentencecompound sentencedependent clauseindependent clause

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dependent clause

Question 6

Read the excerpt.After a strenuous climb, the hikers decided to make camp before reaching the summit; night was approaching rapidly.

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It contains two independent clauses.

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

A compound sentence contains

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two or more independent clauses.

Question 9

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 10

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.

Compound and Complex Sentences Answers