1. Which of the following is a compound sentence?
We saw elephants, lions, seals, and an aardvark.
It was a beautiful day, so we decided to go to the zoo.
Before we left, I bought a hat at the gift shop.
To get to the zoo, we took the train and a cab.
2. Which of the following is a complex sentence?(1 point)
Ellie had been to the mountains, but her brother had never seen them.
Ellie wants to go back and eventually live in the mountains someday.
The family made sure they packed warm clothes before their trip up north.
Her brother said they would be boring, but he absolutely loved them.
3. Why do authors vary sentence structure in their writing?(1 point)
Make their writing more formal.
Make their writing simpler.
Make their writing biographical.
Make their writing more interesting.
4. The connotation of a word is the ____________.(1 point)
feeling associated with it.
sentence structure it is used in.
way it is read out loud.
way the author uses it.
5. Which two sentences below are imperative sentences?(1 point)
It is so exciting that you will be joining us for tea!
How many buttons do you need to repair your shirt?
Watch out for the rise in that step in front of you!
The forest floor was littered with various colors of leaves.
Make sure that you read your notes carefully to prepare.
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2. no
3. yes
4. yes
5. yes
1. It was a beautiful day, so we decided to go to the zoo.
2. The family made sure they packed warm clothes before their trip up north.
3. Make their writing more interesting.
4. feeling associated with it.
5. Make sure that you read your notes carefully to prepare. + Watch out for the rise in that step in front of you!
He bakes many kinds of bread.
2 is Which of the following is a compound sentence?
It was a beautiful day, so we decided to go to the zoo.
3 is Which of the following is a complex sentence?
The family made sure they packed warm clothes before their trip up north.
4 is Why do authors vary sentence structure in their writing?
To make their writing more interesting.
and 5 is the connotation of a word is the ____________.
feeling associated with it.
1. It was a beautiful day, so we decided to go to the zoo.
2. The family made sure they packed warm clothes before their trip up north.
3. Make their writing more interesting.
4. feeling associated with it.
5. Make sure that you read your notes carefully to prepare.
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