AnswersSLAE 26-27 ENGLISH 12.1Word Meaning in the Preface to A Dictionary of the English Language

Connecting Sentences and Clauses Answers

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Read the passage.The panther paused to sniff the humid night air. It heard noises up ahead, but it did not recognize the sounds. The strange noises continued, and the panther became frightened. The panther crept into a cave because it was afraid.

A
The panther paused to sniff the humid night air.
B
It heard noises up ahead, but it did not recognize the sounds.
C
The strange noises continued, and the panther became frightened.
D
The panther crept into a cave because it was afraid.
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Read the sentence.We journaled about our adventure.

A
a complete thought.
B
an incomplete thought.
C
a conjunctive adverb.
D
a subordinating conjunction.
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Which are conjunctive adverbs? Select three options.

A
also
B
unless
C
because
D
however
E
then
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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.

A
It contains two compound sentences and one complex sentence.
B
It contains one compound sentence and two complex sentences.
C
It contains three compound sentences.
D
It contains three complex sentences.
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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.

A
in the waning dark hours just before dawn
B
the mother raccoon clambered up the side of the tree
C
where she proceeded to chew a hole in the trunk
D
she moved into the tree with her two cubs
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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.

A
like fluffy bits of cotton candy
B
the pink clouds floated away
C
until they disappeared from view
D
when they passed the horizon
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Which is an example of a dependent clause?

g
generally she prefers baseball to soccer
t
the game resumed later that afternoon
a
as the storm approaches from the north
c
comfortable uniforms were necessary
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Which is a compound sentence?

A
While my brother takes his dance class, I go to soccer practice.
B
We can watch the movie after we’ve finished the book.
C
I painted my bedroom beige, but my sister painted her room blue.
D
They like to borrow our telescope when it’s clear enough to see the moon.
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adjectiveadverbcoordinating conjunctionsubordinating conjunction

A
adjective
B
adverb
C
coordinating conjunction
D
subordinating conjunction

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