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    This document contains a series of questions about identifying independent and dependent clauses, the components required for a sentence in English, and examples of simple, compound, and complex sentences. It tests understanding of sentence structure and punctuation rules for different sentence types.

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    Identify the independent clause in this sentence:

    Although she enjoys reading, she prefers writing. 

    a) Although she enjoys reading


    b) she prefers writing

    Identify the dependent clause in this sentence:

    He has been teaching since he was 24 years old.


    a) since he was 24 years old
    b) He has been teaching
    The minimum requirements for a sentence in English include the following:  (Choose more
    than one.)
    a) a prepositional phrase
    b) punctuation
    c) a verb
    d) a subject
    e) an object
    True or false: An English sentence follows subject + verb + object word order.
    a) True
    b) False
    Complete the sentence: A simple sentence ___________.
    a) contains at least one independent clause and one dependent clause.
    b) contains only one independent clause.
    c) contains at least two independent clauses.
    "The results of my study were inconclusive" is an example of a ___________ sentence.
    a) complex
    b) simple
    c) compound
    "Even though I discovered some answers to the questions, the results of my study were
    inconclusive" is an example of a _________ sentence.
    a) compound
    b) simple
    c) complex
    "The results of my study were inconclusive; therefore, I will need to conduct more research
    on the topic" is an example of a ___________ sentence.
    a) simple
    b) compound
    c) complex
    Which of these complex sentences is punctuated correctly?
    a) Sentence variety improves readability because the variation makes the sentences more
    interesting.
    b) Sentence variety improves readability, because the variation makes the sentences
    more interesting.
    True or false: A compound-complex sentence contains at least two independent clauses and
    at least two dependent clauses.
    a) True
    b) False

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