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Grade 8 Phrases and Clauses
My teacher, who came to visit me from Spain in 2001, likes to ride her mountain bike.
This is an example of a
  1. main clause
  2. subordinate clause
  3. relative clause
  4. conditional clause
Grade 8 Combining Sentences
Which way is the best way to combine these sentences? We saw a movie during our vacation. The movie was interesting.
  1. We saw a movie during our interesting vacation.
  2. Interesting, we saw a movie during our vacation.
  3. We saw an interesting movie during our vacation.
  4. none of the above
Grade 8 Fragments and Run-ons
Which of the following is a sentence fragment?
  1. An extremely loyal friend and inspiration.
  2. Julie is a special cat who loves sunbathing.
  3. She loves living in a creative environment.
  4. The balcony holds magnificent flowers.
Grade 8 Types of Sentences
Read the sentence and choose the answer that identifies the type of sentence:

The clock's minute hand is moving, but the second hand has stopped.
  1. simple sentence
  2. compound sentence
  3. complex sentence
  4. compound-complex sentence
Grade 8 Types of Sentences
Read the sentence and choose the answer that identifies the type of sentence:

Before the sun rises, she runs two miles or exercises.
  1. simple sentence
  2. compound sentence
  3. complex sentence
  4. compound-complex sentence
Grade 8 Types of Sentences
Read the following sentence and choose the answer the identifies its sentence type:

As it happens, you are right, and I am wrong.
  1. simple sentence
  2. compound sentence
  3. complex sentence
  4. compound-complex sentence
Grade 8 Combining Sentences CCSS: L.8.3
My stomach was growling. I drove to Taco Bell to eat. What is the best way to combine these sentences?
  1. I drove to Taco Bell because my stomach was growling.
  2. My stomach was growling so I drove to Taco Bell to eat.
  3. I drove to Taco Bell to eat.
  4. I was growling and I went to Taco Bell.
Grade 8 Combining Sentences
The dog hid. The thunderstorm scared him. What is the best way to combine these sentences?
  1. Scared, the dog hid during the thunderstorm.
  2. The dog hid, the thunderstom.
  3. The thunderstorm hid the dog, and scared him.
  4. The dog hid, the thunderstorm.
Grade 8 Combining Sentences
Anastasia tripped over the cord and fell hard. Anastasia was running across the classroom. Which is the best way to combine these sentences?
  1. Anastasia tripped and fell, across the classroom hard.
  2. The classroom cord made Anastasia fall.
  3. Running across the classroom, Anastasia tripped over the cord and fell
  4. Anastasia was crossing the classroom, and fell hard over the cord.
Grade 8 Types of Sentences
A simple sentence includes:
  1. one independent clause and one dependent clause
  2. one independent clause
  3. two independent clauses joined by a comma and a conjunction
Grade 8 Phrases and Clauses CCSS: CCRA.L.1, L.8.1, L.8.1a
Which sentence has an infinitive phrase?
  1. He wanted beans.
  2. They went to study math.
  3. She went to the market.
  4. They ran from the park.
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