Quiz On Simple And Compound Sentences
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Greg shoveled the snow, and his brother began a snow sculpture.
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The boat nosed up to the dock; our trip was finally over.
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A. CompoundExplanation
The given sentence contains two independent clauses, "The boat nosed up to the dock" and "our trip was finally over," connected by a semicolon. This makes it a compound sentence. In a compound sentence, two independent clauses are joined together by coordinating conjunctions (such as "and," "but," or "or") or punctuation marks (such as a semicolon or colon).Rate this question:
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Tom and Gail quickly cut and stacked the firewood.
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A. SimpleExplanation
The given sentence "Tom and Gail quickly cut and stacked the firewood" is a simple sentence because it consists of only one independent clause. There are no coordinating conjunctions or other connecting words that would indicate the presence of multiple clauses. The sentence also follows a subject-verb-object structure, further supporting its simplicity.Rate this question:
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Several people listened, but nobody volunteered.
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A. CompoundExplanation
The given sentence contains two independent clauses joined by the coordinating conjunction "but." Each clause can stand alone as a complete sentence, indicating that the sentence is compound. The first independent clause is "Several people listened" and the second independent clause is "nobody volunteered."Rate this question:
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The radio crackled with static then went out.
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A. SimpleExplanation
The given sentence "The radio crackled with static then went out" is a simple sentence because it consists of a single independent clause. There are no dependent clauses or conjunctions used to connect multiple clauses. The sentence presents a straightforward statement of an event happening to the radio, without any additional complexity or elaboration.Rate this question:
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Gina and Dave picked the wildflowers, and we arranged them.
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A. CompoundExplanation
The given sentence consists of two independent clauses connected by the coordinating conjunction "and." Each clause can stand alone as a complete sentence. Therefore, the sentence is compound.Rate this question:
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Her mother went to the trade show, but Doreen stayed home.
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A. CompoundExplanation
The given sentence consists of two independent clauses connected by the coordinating conjunction "but." Each clause can stand alone as a complete sentence, indicating that the sentence is compound. The first clause states that Doreen's mother went to the trade show, and the second clause states that Doreen stayed home.Rate this question:
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Wang and his brother looked at the problem and spotted the solution.
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A. CompoundExplanation
A compound sentence consists of two independent clauses joined by a coordinating conjunction (like "and," "but," "or"). In this sentence:
"Wang and his brother looked at the problem" is an independent clause.
"Spotted the solution" is another independent clause. These two clauses are connected by the coordinating conjunction "and," making it a compound sentence.Rate this question:
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Snow fell; winter was now upon us.
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A. CompoundExplanation
The given sentence consists of two independent clauses, "Snow fell" and "winter was now upon us," which are connected by a semicolon. This indicates that it is a compound sentence. A compound sentence is formed by joining two or more independent clauses together using coordinating conjunctions (such as "and," "but," or "or") or punctuation marks (such as a semicolon or colon). In this case, the semicolon is used to connect the two clauses, making it a compound sentence.Rate this question:
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We could play a video game, or we could go to Jim's house.
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A. CompoundExplanation
The given sentence consists of two independent clauses connected by the coordinating conjunction "or." Each clause can stand alone as a complete sentence, indicating that they have equal importance. Therefore, the sentence is compound.Rate this question:
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