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1. Pauline and Bruno have a big argument every summer over where they
should spend their summer vacation. A. Simple Sentence B. Compound Sentence C. Complex Sentence D. Compound-Complex Sentence The correct response is C. The independent clause is "Pauline and Bruno have a big argument every summer; the dependent clause is "where they should spend their summer vacation." (The dependent clause is a noun clause, the object of the preposition "over.")
3. Bruno, on the other hand, likes the view that he gets from the log cabin up in
the mountains, and he enjoys hiking in the forest. A. Simple Sentence B. Compound Sentence C. Complex Sentence D. Compound-Complex Sentence The correct response is D. There are two independent clauses here -- "Bruno likes the view" and "he enjoys hiking. . ." -- and one dependent clause -- "that he gets . . . ."
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C. Complex Sentence D. Compound-Complex Sentence The correct response is C. The independent clause is "Pauline says"; the rest of the sentence is an elliptical clause, a dependent clause with the "that" left out.
6. Bruno tends to get bored sitting on the beach, watching the waves, getting
sand in his swimsuit, and reading detective novels for a week. A. Simple Sentence B. Compound Sentence C. Complex Sentence D. Compound-Complex Sentence The correct response is A. There is only one independent clause in this sentence. The participles -- "sitting," "watching," "getting," and "reading" -- are verb forms, not verbs, and do not constitute a clause.
7. This year, after a lengthy, noisy debate, they decided to take separate
vacations. A. Simple Sentence B. Compound Sentence C. Complex Sentence D. Compound-Complex Sentence You're right! This sentence contains one independent clause, one subject-verb relationship ("they decided").
8. Bruno went to the White Mountains of New Hampshire, and Pauline went to
Cape Cod. A. Simple Sentence B. Compound Sentence C. Complex Sentence D. Compound-Complex Sentence You're right! There are two independent clauses here, connected by the coordinating conjunction "and."
9. Although they are 250 miles apart, they keep in constant contact on the
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internet. A. Simple Sentence B. Compound Sentence C. Complex Sentence D. Compound-Complex Sentence The correct response is C. This sentence comprises one independent clause -- "they keep in constant contact. . ." -- and one dependent clause -- "Although they are 250 miles apart."
10. Bruno took the desktop computer that he uses at work, and Pauline sits on
the beach with her laptop computer, which she connects to the internet with a cellular phone. A. Simple Sentence B. Compound Sentence C. Complex Sentence D. Compound-Complex Sentence The correct response is D. The sentence contains two independent clauses -- "Bruno took the desktop computer" and "Pauline sits . . ." (connected by the coordinating conjunction "and") -- and two dependent clauses -- "that he uses at work" and "which she connects. . . ." Results: 3 Correct -- 7 Wrong -- 0 Skipped
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