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Compound Sentences Quiz

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Which of the following is a fact about a sentence?

A sentence must have a subject and an adverb.

A sentence must have a subject and a verb. (correct)

A sentence must have a subject and a complement.

A sentence must have a verb and an adverb.

What is a compound sentence similar to, according to the text?

Cousins

Twins (correct)

Friends

Siblings

Which punctuation marks can end a sentence?

Period, question mark, exclamation point (correct)

Apostrophe, quotation mark, parenthesis

Comma, colon, semicolon

Hyphen, dash, ellipsis

What does a linking verb do?

Connects the subject to a subject complement Signup and view all the answers

What is necessary for a sentence to express a complete thought?

A subject and a verb Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following is a coordinating conjunction?

But Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following sentences is not a compound sentence?

Since Matt likes broccoli, he asks for more. Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following is not an independent clause?

Matt likes broccoli but not spinach Signup and view all the answers

What is the coordinating conjunction in the sentence 'Jake won a race, so Matt was jealous'?

So Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following sentences contains a compound subject?

Jake and Matt live in Texas. Signup and view all the answers

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Sentences and Clause Types

A sentence must express a complete thought to be considered a sentence.
A compound sentence is similar to multiple simple sentences joined together using punctuation.
Sentences can end with the following punctuation marks: period (.), question mark (?), exclamation mark (!).
A linking verb connects the subject of a sentence to additional information.
An independent clause is a group of words that contains a subject and a verb.
Coordinating conjunctions connect words, phrases, or clauses of equal importance.
The coordinating conjunction in the sentence 'Jake won a race, so Matt was jealous' is 'so'.

Clause Types

An independent clause is a group of words that contains a subject and a verb.
A sentence that does not contain a subject or a verb is not an independent clause.

Sentence Examples

The sentence 'Jake won a race, so Matt was jealous' is an example of a compound sentence.
A sentence with a compound subject is one that has two or more subjects.

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Test your knowledge of compound sentences with this quiz! Explore the similarities and differences between compound sentences and identical twins while mastering the structure of these complex sentence types.