Deck 15: Simple, Compound, and Complex Sentences

Question 1

Directions: Choose the best answer based on the information you read in Chapter Fifteen. ​ "Some impatient, inconsiderate people unwrapped their purchases, and many dropped the trash in people's yards"

A)contains a subordinating conjunction.
B)contains a coordinating conjunction.
C)is a sentence fragment.
D)is a run-on sentence.

Answer 1

B

Question 2

Directions: Choose the best answer based on the information you read in Chapter Fifteen. "The heat can dehydrate people very quickly" is a

A)simple sentence.
B)simple sentence with a compound subject
C)compound sentence.
D)complex sentence.

Answer 2

A

Question 3

Directions: Choose the best answer based on the information you read in Chapter Fifteen. ​ "Even though there were some benefits. The mall brought with it a lot of problems"

A)contains a subordinating conjunction.
B)contains a coordinating conjunction.
C)is a sentence fragment.
D)is a run-on sentence.

Answer 3

C

Question 4

Directions: Choose the best answer based on the information you read in Chapter Fifteen. ​ "The new mall opened in our neighborhood, we knew our lives would never be the same"

A)contains a subordinating conjunction.
B)contains a coordinating conjunction.
C)is a sentence fragment.
D)is a run-on sentence.

Question 5

Directions: Choose the best answer based on the information you read in Chapter Fifteen. ​ "We were out of snacks, so we ordered a pizza"

A)contains a subordinating conjunction.
B)contains a coordinating conjunction.
C)is a sentence fragment.
D)is a run-on sentence.

Question 6

Directions: Choose the best answer based on the information you read in Chapter Fifteen.
​ A simple sentence can have two or more subjects.

Question 7

Directions: Choose the best answer based on the information you read in Chapter Fifteen. ​ ____________ was the last person to leave the room?

A)Who
B)Whom

Question 8

Directions: Choose the best answer based on the information you read in Chapter Fifteen. ​ The neighbor's dogs, ______________ are not well trained, tore up her sofa and all her shoes.

A)that
B)which

Question 9

Directions: Choose the best answer based on the information you read in Chapter Fifteen.
​ A compound sentence combines two simple sentences.

Question 10

Directions: Choose the best answer based on the information you read in Chapter Fifteen.
​ A simple sentence can have two or more clauses.

Question 11

Directions: Choose the best answer based on the information you read in Chapter Fifteen. "Some people work too hard and play too hard on hot days" is a

A)complex sentence with a relative clause.
B)compound sentence.
C)complex sentence.
D)simple sentence with a compound predicate.

Question 12

Directions: Choose the best answer based on the information you read in Chapter Fifteen. ​ "Even though Teena likes desserts, she's never cared for cake"

A)contains a subordinating conjunction.
B)contains a coordinating conjunction.
C)is a sentence fragment.
D)is a run-on sentence.

Question 13

Directions: Choose the best answer based on the information you read in Chapter Fifteen. "If you take precautions, you can enjoy the summer in comfort" is a

A)simple sentence.
B)compound sentence.
C)compound sentence with a compound subject
D)complex sentence.

Question 14

Directions: Choose the best answer based on the information you read in Chapter Fifteen. "Hector enjoys camping  and swimming with his friends by the lake" is a

A)complex sentence with a relative clause.
B)simple sentence with a compound predicate.
C)compound sentence.
D)complex sentence.

Question 15

Directions: Choose the best answer based on the information you read in Chapter Fifteen. ​ "Texas summers are hot, so you need to take precautions" is a

A)simple sentence.
B)simple sentence with a compound subject
C)compound sentence.
D)complex sentence.

Question 16

Directions: Choose the best answer based on the information you read in Chapter Fifteen. ​ Harris doesn't like dogs ____________ bark at all hours of the night.

A)that
B)which

Question 17

Directions: Choose the best answer based on the information you read in Chapter Fifteen. ​ To _________ was the letter addressed?

A)who
B)whom

Question 18

Directions: Choose the best answer based on the information you read in Chapter Fifteen.
The pronoun that signals necessary information, so the clause is not set off with a comma.

Question 19

Directions: Choose the best answer based on the information you read in Chapter Fifteen. ​ "The situation is better now, the mall added a garage and people tend to stay in the parking lot"

A)contains a subordinating conjunction.
B)contains a coordinating conjunction.
C)is a sentence fragment.
D)is a run-on sentence.

Question 20

Directions: Choose the best answer based on the information you read in Chapter Fifteen. ​ "Police patrolled the area, but people still parked their cars in the street"

A)contains a subordinating conjunction.
B)contains a coordinating conjunction.
C)is a sentence fragment.
D)is a run-on sentence.