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The purpose of coordinating conjunctions is to:
a) indicate order, such as first, second, and last.
b) connect nouns, phrases, and independent clauses.
c) connect dependent clauses to the rest of the sentence while indicating how clauses are related.
d) to aid in the transition between sentences.
Which of the following contains five coordinating conjunctions?
a) whenever, after, since, while, if
b) nor, so, yet, however, if
c) and, but, for, or, when
d) and, but, for, or, nor
The purpose of subordinating conjunctions is to:
a) connect dependent clauses to the rest of the sentence while indicating how clauses are related.
b) connect nouns, phrases, and independent clauses.
c) to aid in the transition between sentences.
d) indicate order, such as first, second, and last.
Which of the following contains five subordinating conjunctions?
a) and, but, for, or, nor
b) whenever, after, yet, while, if
c) whenever, after, since, while, if
d) when, whichever, before, since, jumping
What is a dependent clause?
a) a clause that starts with a subordinating conjunction and cannot stand on its own
b) a clause that starts with a subordinating conjunction and can stand on its own
c) a clause that starts with a coordinating conjunction and can stand on its own
d) a clause that starts with a coordinating conjunction and cannot stand on its own
Which contains both an independent clause and a dependent clause?
a) I saw the shooting star; it changed my life.
b) Tamika studied English, but Keiko studied Spanish
c) I'd go to the hospital; however, I need to pack.
d) She went to the store after the football game.
Which contains two independent clauses? I,cI
a) She went to the store after the football game.
b) I saw the shooting star; it changed my life.
c) Tamika studied English, but Keiko studied Spanish
d) Before I go to the hospital, I need to pack.
What is a independent clause?
a) a clause that starts with a coordinating conjunction and cannot stand on its own
b) a clause that starts with a coordinating conjunction and can stand on its own
c) a clause that starts with a subordinating conjunction and can stand on its own
d) a clause that starts with a subordinating conjunction and cannot stand on its own
To which sentence could you add a conjunctive adverb like however
a) She went to the store after the football game.
b) Tamika studied English; Keiko studied Spanish
c) Before I go to the hospital, I need to pack.
d) I saw the shooting star, and it changed my life.
What do we call a sentence with both dependent and independent clauses?
a) Run-on sentence
b) Compound sentence
c) Simple sentence
d) Complex sentence
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