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complex sentence
B
compound sentence
C
dependent clause
D
independent clause
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Read the excerpt.After a strenuous climb, the hikers decided to make camp before reaching the summit; night was approaching rapidly.

A
It contains three dependent clauses.
B
It contains three independent clauses.
C
It contains two independent clauses.
D
It contains two dependent clauses.
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Both independent and dependent clauses

A
express complete thoughts.
B
have a subject and verb.
C
do not express complete thoughts.
D
do not have a subject but do have a verb.
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Read the sentence.Celebrities who help to raise awareness of significant world issues are more likely to have long-lasting bonds with their fans.

A
needs a comma because it is a restrictive clause.
B
is correctly punctuated because it is a restrictive clause.
C
needs a comma because it is a nonrestrictive clause.
D
is correctly punctuated because it is a nonrestrictive clause.
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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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T
B
F
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A
colon
B
comma
C
period
D
semicolon
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Which is a dependent clause?

A
during intermission, while we were discussing the performance
B
dodging frantically, a valet ran through the crowd and into the theater
C
dashing after him, two police officers plowed through the lobby crowd
D
discussing the commotion, we decided it was more exciting than the play
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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.

A
It is one long independent clause.
B
It is one independent clause and one dependent clause.
C
It is two dependent clauses joined by a subordinating conjunction.
D
It is two independent clauses joined by a coordinating conjunction.
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Which word signals a nonrestrictive clause in a complex sentence?

A
that
B
which
C
while
D
yet
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Read the excerpt.Because the endangered panthers living in the forests need large, connected territories to roam.

A
The excerpt does not need revision because it contains an independent clause that completes the writer’s thought.
B
The excerpt does not need revision because it contains a dependent clause that completes the writer’s thought.
C
The excerpt should be revised because it contains an independent clause that leaves the writer’s thought unfinished.
D
The excerpt should be revised because it contains a dependent clause that leaves the writer’s thought unfinished.

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