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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 sentences.The concert attendees roared their approval. The band played a new song.

A
The concert attendees roared their approval; meanwhile, the band played a new song.
B
The concert attendees roared their approval while the band played a new song.
C
The concert attendees roared their approval, so the band played a new song.
D
The concert attendees roared their approval and the band played a new song.
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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.

A
It has all complex sentences.
B
It has all compound sentences.
C
The coordinating conjunctions are used incorrectly.
D
The subordinating conjunctions are used incorrectly.
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Read the sentence.We study mythology.

A
in the morning before English and science.
B
but we also study math and geography.
C
if we have free time in the afternoon.
D
and we learn the history of Ancient Greece.
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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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Which is an example of a dependent clause?

A
generally she prefers baseball to soccer
B
the game resumed later that afternoon
C
as the storm approaches from the north
D
comfortable uniforms were necessary

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