AnswersLanguage Arts 9Writing Coherent Sentences

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Which are examples of complex sentences? Choose three correct answers.

A
When we are ready to leave, we will send you a text message.
B
I love all kinds of seafood, but shrimp is my favorite.
C
Before you eat the sandwich, please cut it in half.
D
Carl needs to find his cell phone, or he may borrow mine.
E
If she starts to get warm, Janna will turn on the air conditioner.
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Read the two sentences. I cannot wait to see this movie. The main character is played by my favorite actress. Which sentence expresses the same idea in a complex sentence?

A
I cannot wait to see this movie because the main character is played by my favorite actress.
B
My favorite actress, who plays the main character, is in this movie and I cannot wait to see it.
C
My favorite actress is in this movie, and I cannot wait to see it.
D
I cannot wait to see this movie and the main character is played by my favorite actress.
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Read the two sentences. I cannot wait to see this movie. The main character is played by my favorite actress. Which sentence expresses the same idea in a complex sentence?

A
My favorite actress, who plays the main character, is in this movie and I cannot wait to see it.
B
I cannot wait to see this movie and the main character is played by my favorite actress.
C
My favorite actress is in this movie, and I cannot wait to see it.
D
I cannot wait to see this movie because the main character is played by my favorite actress.
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Read the sentence. Brendan is playing in the backyard. This is an example of a

A
complex sentence.
B
simple sentence.
C
compound-complex sentence.
D
compound sentence.
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Which sentence contains a dangling modifier?

A
Hungry after practice, the team gobbled up their sandwiches.
B
Looking through his backpack, Tyler finally spotted his calculator.
C
With a sigh of exhaustion, Mrs. Granger put her feet up.
D
After trying the new recipe, chicken pizza tasted delicious.
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Read the two sentences. Our cat, Margo, disappeared for two days last week. Our cat, Margo, came back with six baby kittens. Which combines these two sentences to express the same idea? Choose three correct answers.

A
After disappearing for two days last week, our cat, Margo, came back with six baby kittens.
B
Margo, our cat, had six baby kittens, but they disappeared for two days after she came back.
C
Six baby kittens disappeared for two days last week after our cat, Margo, came back.
D
Margo, our cat, had six baby kittens after she disappeared for two days last week.
E
Our cat, Margo, disappeared for two days last week, and she came back with six baby kittens.
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Read the paragraph. (1) Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. uses repetition to give his speech rhythm and momentum. (2) "Let freedom ring” is a phrase which is used many times in his speech. (3) "Let freedom ring” is a phrase that leads to an exciting conclusion. Which revision combines sentence 2 and sentence 3 most effectively?

A
Many times the phrase “Let freedom ring” is used in his speech because it is an exciting conclusion.
B
“Let freedom ring” is a phrase that is used many times to lead to an exciting conclusion.
C
“Let freedom ring” is a phrase, and it is used to lead to an exciting conclusion many times.
D
Many times the phrase “Let freedom ring” is used to lead to an exciting conclusion.
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Read the sentence. Brad and Alicia says they are available to babysit on Friday night. Why does this sentence need revision?

A
It contains a vague pronoun.
B
It contains a dangling modifier.
C
The subject and verb do not agree.
D
The modifier and object do not agree.

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