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Which of the following examples is a compound-complex sentence?
A.) The puppy and his mother both had dark brown eyes and long,
floppy ears.
B.) The puppy and his mother looked exactly the same; both had
shiny, dark brown eyes and long, floppy ears.
C.) The puppy, who had dark brown, shiny eyes and long, floppy
ears, looked just like his mother.
D.) Even though the puppy was much smaller than his mother, his
eyes were dark brown and shiny just like hers, and his ears were long
and floppy, too.
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,A.) A New York Times article
published in 2004 describing the D.) The practice of yoga first
1939 World's Fair developed in the Indus-Sarasvati
civilization in Northern India over
E.) A nonfiction book about the 5,000 years ago.
history of World's Fairs.
D.) Even though the puppy
D.) The fire exposed the terrible was much smaller than his
working conditions of sweatshops mother, his eyes were dark
and would ultimately change the brown and shiny just like hers,
lives of American workers forever. and his ears were long and
floppy, too.
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Which of the following sentences correctly uses subject-verb
agreement?
A.) The lead scientist write the reports; however, all scientists in the
group does the research.
B.) The lead scientist is the one who writes the reports; however, she
is the only one of the scientists who do the research.
C.) The lead scientist write the reports; however, she is the only one
of the scientists who does the research.
D.) The lead scientist is the one who writes the reports; however,
every scientist in the group do the research.
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D.) However, online students often
C.) The author is quoting another
work entirely from home, which is
author's opinion about a new
just one part of what makes online
biography of Abraham Lincoln.
learning different.
B.) The lead scientist is the one
D.) The fire exposed the terrible
who writes the reports;
working conditions of sweatshops
however, she is the only one
and would ultimately change the
of the scientists who do the
lives of American workers forever.
research.
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The plump old white cat basked in the warm sunlight.
Which of the following options correctly punctuates the sentence
above?
A.) The plump, old, white cat basked in the warm sunlight
B.) The plump, old, white, cat basked in the warm sunlight
C.) The plump, old white cat basked in the warm sunlight.
D.) The plump old white cat, basked in the warm sunlight.
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A.) The plump, old, white cat C.) A student submits a paper they
basked in the warm sunlight. found on the internet
C.) The cherry tomatoes in our A.) explained that we would be next
backyard garden to see the doctor
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Term
Which of the following examples is a compound-complex sentence?
A.) The puppy and his mother both had dark brown eyes and long,
floppy ears.
B.) The puppy and his mother looked exactly the same; both had
shiny, dark brown eyes and long, floppy ears.
C.) The puppy, who had dark brown, shiny eyes and long, floppy
ears, looked just like his mother.
D.) Even though the puppy was much smaller than his mother, his
eyes were dark brown and shiny just like hers, and his ears were long
and floppy, too.
Give this one a try later!
,A.) A New York Times article
published in 2004 describing the D.) The practice of yoga first
1939 World's Fair developed in the Indus-Sarasvati
civilization in Northern India over
E.) A nonfiction book about the 5,000 years ago.
history of World's Fairs.
D.) Even though the puppy
D.) The fire exposed the terrible was much smaller than his
working conditions of sweatshops mother, his eyes were dark
and would ultimately change the brown and shiny just like hers,
lives of American workers forever. and his ears were long and
floppy, too.
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Which of the following sentences correctly uses subject-verb
agreement?
A.) The lead scientist write the reports; however, all scientists in the
group does the research.
B.) The lead scientist is the one who writes the reports; however, she
is the only one of the scientists who do the research.
C.) The lead scientist write the reports; however, she is the only one
of the scientists who does the research.
D.) The lead scientist is the one who writes the reports; however,
every scientist in the group do the research.
Give this one a try later!
D.) However, online students often
C.) The author is quoting another
work entirely from home, which is
author's opinion about a new
just one part of what makes online
biography of Abraham Lincoln.
learning different.
B.) The lead scientist is the one
D.) The fire exposed the terrible
who writes the reports;
working conditions of sweatshops
however, she is the only one
and would ultimately change the
of the scientists who do the
lives of American workers forever.
research.
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The plump old white cat basked in the warm sunlight.
Which of the following options correctly punctuates the sentence
above?
A.) The plump, old, white cat basked in the warm sunlight
B.) The plump, old, white, cat basked in the warm sunlight
C.) The plump, old white cat basked in the warm sunlight.
D.) The plump old white cat, basked in the warm sunlight.
Give this one a try later!
A.) The plump, old, white cat C.) A student submits a paper they
basked in the warm sunlight. found on the internet
C.) The cherry tomatoes in our A.) explained that we would be next
backyard garden to see the doctor
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