Which is a compound sentence?
Read the passage. Recently, in the waning dark hours just before dawn, the mother raccoon clambered up the side of the tree, where she proceeded to chew a hole in the trunk. The next evening, she moved into the tree with her two cubs. Which section of the passage is a dependent clause?
Read the sentence. Then, like fluffy bits of cotton candy, the pink clouds floated away until they disappeared from view when they passed the horizon. Which section of the sentence is an independent clause?
Read the passage. All the students signed a petition, but they still needed the faculty’s permission to start the club. The students came to the next faculty meeting, and they presented a solid argument. All of their hard work paid off because the students won their campaign. Which analysis of the passage is correct?
Read the phrase. meanwhile, with the golden and yellow How should the writer revise the phrase to make it a clause?
Read the dependent clause. after the conversation with her publisher, when she decided to write an autobiography Which revision changes the dependent clause into an independent clause?
Read the passage. On our way home, we passed a meadow surrounded by trees. We stopped to look at the beautiful wildflowers. I walked toward the trees, and I saw two deer. A fawn nibbled on the grass, while its mother stood sentinel. Which sentence from the passage is a compound sentence?
Read the sentence. A hedge of rosemary and lavender surrounded the herb garden. What must the writer add to the sentence above in order to create a compound sentence?
Which is a complex sentence?
Read the passage. The rocket is fully fueled, and the liftoff is scheduled for next week. The journey to the space station should take five hours, but it could take longer. The mission control team is very experienced, so the launch should go smoothly. How can the passage best be described?
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