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Connecting Sentences and Clauses Answers

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Read the sentences.The night was cold and windy. We stayed outside to study the constellations.

A
Our breath frosted the night air; nevertheless, we lingered outside to study the constellations.
B
Our breath frosted the night air, yet we lingered outside to study the constellations.
C
Our breath frosted the night air; but, we lingered outside to study the constellations.
D
Our breath frosted the night air, however we lingered outside to study the constellations.
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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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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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adjectiveadverbcoordinating conjunctionsubordinating conjunction

A
adjective
B
adverb
C
coordinating conjunction
D
subordinating conjunction
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Read the sentence.A hedge of rosemary and lavender surrounded the herb garden.

A
a subordinating conjunction and a dependent clause
B
a coordinating conjunction and an independent clause
C
a subordinating conjunction and an independent clause
D
a coordinating conjunction and a dependent clause
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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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Which are independent clauses? Select three options.although we walked to the store they decided to take a long walkwe were able to arrive on schedulesince they will present their paperhe was unsure how to proceed

A
although we walked to the store
B
they decided to take a long walk
C
we were able to arrive on schedule
D
since they will present their paper
E
he was unsure how to proceed
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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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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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Which are conjunctive adverbs? Select three options.alsounlessbecausehoweverthen

A
also
B
unless
C
because
D
however
E
then

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