AnswersTX-English IVHamlet, Part 4: Comparing and Contrasting Interpretations

Connecting Sentences and Clauses Answers

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Read the phrase.meanwhile, with the golden and yellow

A
by adding a subject and a verb
B
by deleting the coordinating conjunction
C
by changing the conjunctive adverb
D
by replacing the adjectives
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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.

A
On our way home, we passed a meadow surrounded by trees.
B
We stopped to look at the beautiful wildflowers.
C
I walked toward the trees, and I saw two deer.
D
A fawn nibbled on the grass, while its mother stood sentinel.
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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 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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Which are conjunctive adverbs? Select three options.

A
also
B
unless
C
because
D
however
E
then
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Read the sentences.The inventor initially struggled to solve the problem. She discovered an ingenious solution.

A
The inventor initially struggled to solve the problem until she discovered an ingenious solution.
B
The inventor initially struggled to solve the problem; however, she discovered an ingenious solution.
C
The inventor initially struggled to solve the problem, but she discovered an ingenious solution.
D
The inventor initially struggled to solve the problem before she discovered an ingenious solution.
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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.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.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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Which is a complex sentence?

A
They will not defeat their enemy until they come up with a better strategy.
B
The castle is a fortress, but it does have some weaknesses.
C
With its calm surface, the moat looked harmless, but it had hidden dangers.
D
Watchful archers hid in the towers, and the soldiers stood ready below.

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