Which sentence type is this:
Joe waited for the train.
Question 1 options:
Simple
Compound
Complex
Question 2 (1 point)
Which sentence type is this:
Mary and Samantha arrived at the bus station before noon, and they left on the bus before I arrived.
Question 2 options:
Simple
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Complex
Question 3 (1 point)
Which sentence type is this:
After they left on the bus, Mary and Samantha realized that Joe was waiting at the train station.
Question 3 options:
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Question 4 (1 point)
Which sentence type is this:
Joe waited for the train, but the train was late.
Question 4 options:
Simple
Compound
Complex
Question 5 (1 point)
Which sentence type is this:
I looked for Mary and Samantha at the bus station.
Question 5 options:
Simple
Compound
Complex
Question 6 (1 point)
Read the following sentence:
"The hedgehog was ecstatic-- She had found a hole to burrow into, and she was happily settled beneath the ground, excited to sleep the day away."
Based on the context clues, what is the denotation of the word "ecstatic" in the passage?
Question 6 options:
overly intelligent
greatly impressed
extremely happy
often late
Question 7 (1 point)
Read the following sentence:
"The man stretched slowly, then continued his sluggish walk down the street."
How would the meaning of the sentence change if the author used the word "unhurried" instead of the word "sluggish"?
Question 7 options:
The man would seem less lazy
The man wold seem more talented
The man would seem funnier
The man would seem animal-like
Question 8 (1 point)
Read the following passage:
"How could you do this?" the painter screeched. "How could you paint that wall blue? It should clearly be orange!"
How would the meaning of the sentence change if the author used the word "whimpered" instead of the word "screeched"?
Question 8 options:
The painter would seem more joyful
The painter would seem more powerful
The painter would seem more pathetic
The painter would seem more intelligent
Question 9 (1 point)
Read the following sentence:
"A flock of flamingos slowly picked their way across the lawn towards the Gupta family where they stood waiting."
How would the meaning of the sentence change is the author used the word "mob" instead of the word "flock"?
Question 9 options:
The flamingos would seem friendlier
The flamingos would seem more indifferent
The flamingos would seem more elegant
The flamingos would seem more threatening
Question 10 (1 point)
Read the sentence below. What is the denotation of the word superior?
"My old computer kept running out of batteries. My new one is superior."
Question 10 options:
better
worse
the same
funny