Why do writers use compound and complex sentences?
To make fragments
To make writing shorter
To make writing more interesting and clear
To avoid punctuation
Which sentence is a fragment?
Because I finished the book yesterday.
I finished the book, and I told my friend.
After I finished the book, I told my friend.
I finished the book yesterday.
What is a fragment?
A sentence with a comma
A sentence with too many ideas
Two complete sentences joined together
An incomplete sentence
Which sentence is NOT a fragment?
She was determined to succeed.
When she arrived.
Because she was determined.
After the race ended.
Which sentence needs a comma?
She read quickly.
The author was inspiring.
When I finished the book I told my friend.
I read the book and liked it.
Which sentence is correct?
When I finished the book.
When I finished the book, I told everyone about it.
Finished the book, I told everyone.
When I finished the book and.
Which conjunction joins two complete ideas?
because
although
when
and
Which word is a subordinating conjunction?
but
and
because
or
Which sentence is a run on?
The athlete trained hard, and she won the championship.
The athlete won.
The athlete trained hard she won the championship.
Because the athlete trained hard, she won.
Which sentence is compound?
After working hard.
She worked hard, and she succeeded.
Because she worked hard, she succeeded.
Working hard every day.
Which word often begins a complex sentence?
because
but
or
and
Fix the fragment: After leaving her home country.
Home country.
After leaving.
After leaving her home country, she moved to the United States.
Leaving her home country.
Which sentence is written correctly?
She struggled and worked hard, and she reached her goal.
She struggled worked hard reached her goal.
She struggled and worked hard and she reached her goal.
Because she struggled and worked hard.
Which sentence is a run on?
After the author moved to the U.S., she told stories.
The author moved to the U.S., and she told stories.
The author moved to the U.S. She told stories.
The author moved to the U.S. she told stories.
Which sentence combines the ideas correctly? The author moved to the U.S. The author told memorable stories.
Because memorable stories.
The author moved to the U.S. told memorable stories.
Moving to the U.S.
The author moved to the U.S., and she told memorable stories.
What punctuation is usually used before " and " in a compound sentence?
Period
Apostrophe
Question mark
Comma
Which is a compound sentence?
After I read the book, I liked it.
Reading the book.
I read the book, and I liked it.
Because I liked the book.
Which sentence is complex?
She worked hard.
She worked hard, and she succeeded.
She worked hard and succeeded.
Because she worked hard, she succeeded.
Which sentence is complex?
I read the book and liked it.
When I read the book, I learned a lesson.
I read the book.
The interesting book.
Which sentence has two independent clauses?
When I was tired.
I was tired, and I slept.
Because I was tired, I slept.
Sleeping because I was tired.
Which sentence is BOTH complete and correctly punctuated?
She faced many challenges, but she never gave up.
Because she faced many challenges.
She faced many challenges she never gave up.
After facing many challenges.