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1. The cat crept through the dark house.

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2. The dog had watched all of this, but he had refused to become involved.

☐Simple

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3. The cat fell asleep on the warm kitchen because he was deprived of sleep the night before.

☐Simple

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4. The dedicated, feline detective stays awake at night even though the foresighted mouse will not
be venturing out this week.

☐Simple

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5. The wary mouse watched from underneath an upturned cereal box.

☒Simple

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6. The cat usually slept during the day, yet curiosity held him at the corner of the kitchen.
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7. The cat was unsuccessful in his attempt to catch the mouse, and the mouse was equally as
unlucky in his attempt to get the cheese.

☐Simple

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8. The predatory cat stopped and surveyed his surroundings.

☒Simple

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☐Compound

9. After he gave it some thought, the mouse decided to wait until later for his trek.

☐Simple

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10. The mouse darted for the safety of the nearly invisible hole under the cabinet.

☒Simple

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11. The mouse could wait until dark, or he could risk a daylight raid on the pantry.

☐Simple

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☒Compound

12. When the mouse heard the soft snoring of his sleeping nemesis, he scurried to the pantry and
grabbed enough food for a week.

☐Simple
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☐Compound

13. Sentence variety helps make writing more interesting.

☒True

☐False

14. Which sentence has a single independent clause?

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15. A dependent clause with a subject and a verb and makes sense on its own.

☐True

☒False

16. Which sentence contains two independent clauses?

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17. Which sentence contains a subject and verb?

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18. Which sentence has an independent clause joined by one or more dependent clauses?

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 19. Juan played football while Jane went shopping.

☐Simple

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☐Compound

20. Juan played football, yet Jim went shopping.

☐Simple

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☐Compound

21. I forgot my jacket, so I stayed inside at recess.

☐Simple

☐Complex

☒Compound

22. My best friend has cried every night because she misses me.
☐Simple

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☐Compound

23. Logan and Morgan decided to go to the mall.

☒Simple

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☐Compound

24. The tiny dog and her owner went on a walk, but they quickly got tired.
☐Simple

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25. _______ is made up of two  independent clauses balanced by AND, BUT or OR

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26. Because the diamond is worth so much, there were policemen nearby.
☐Simple

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27. These students are best friends, and they plan to go to college together.
☐Simple

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28. Mickey Mouse and Donald Duck are enjoying their time in Walt Disney World.

☒Simple

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☐Compound

29. Who is playing in the Powder Puff game?

☒Simple

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☐Compound

30. Disney World, where dreams come true, is my favorite place on Earth.
☐Simple

☒Complex

☐Compound

31. What type of sentence is it? While the music played, Rachel sneaked in through the side door.
☐Simple

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☐Compound

☐Not sure

32. In which of the following sentence types are FANBOYS or semicolons (;) used to join clauses?

☐Simple

☐Complex

☒Compound

☐Not sure

33. The vacation to Myrtle Beach should be extremely restful.

☒Simple

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☐Compound

☐Not sure

34. Mara and Kelly had planned to return to Canada.

☒Simple

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☐Compound

☐Not sure

35. Since we had only gone a mile from camp, we could turn back before dark

☐Simple

☐Complex

☐Compound

☒Not sure

36. Although he searched everywhere, Mr. Brooks could not find the keys to the computer lab.

☐Simple
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☐Compound

☐Not sure

37. A sentence with one independent clause and at least one dependent clause is called
____________.

☐Simple

☒Complex

☐Compound

☐Not sure

38. Sarah and Ashley giggled and whispered all night.

☒Simple

☐Complex

☐Compound

☐Not sure

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