6 0 59 0 This is a complete sentence: He saw the cat. 100 0 1 True. This has a subject (he) and a verb (saw). 1 100 1 False. This can be turned into a yes-no question: did he see the cat? Therefore, it is a sentence. A sentence contains a subject and verb, and expresses a complete thought. 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 This is a complete sentence: When he saw the cat. 100 0 1 True <i>When<\i> is a connecting word, but here it's not connected to anything. The result is an incomplete thought: what happened when he saw the cat? A sentence contains a subject and verb, and expresses a complete thought. 0 0 1 False <i>When<\i> is a connecting word, but here it's not connected to anything. The result is a fragment. A sentence contains a subject and verb, and expresses a complete thought. 1 100 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 This is a complete sentence: When he saw the cat, he sneezed. 100 0 1 True. This can be turned into a yes/no question (did he sneeze when he saw the cat?). Therefore, it is a sentence. This sentence has a main clause (he sneezed) and a subordinate clause. 1 100 1 False. This can be turned into a yes/no question (did he sneeze when he saw the cat?). Therefore, it is a sentence. This sentence has a main clause (he sneezed) and a subordinate clause. 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 This is a complete sentence: The cat was startled, so it ran away. 100 0 1 True. Two sentences can be combined by using a comma and the words <i>and, but, or,</i> and <i>so.</i>Explanation: Sentences connected with a comma and the words <i>and, but, or,</i> and <i>so</i> are compound sentences. 1 100 1 False. Two sentences can be combined by using a comma and the words <i>and, but, or,</i> and <i>so.</i>Explanation: Sentences connected with a comma and the words <i>and, but, or,</i> and <i>so</i> are compound sentences. 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 This is a complete sentence: As the cat shot out of the room, his sister yelled at him for scaring her pet. 100 0 1 True This complex sentence was created by using the word <i>as<\i> to combine two sentences. This complex sentence was created by using the word <i>as<\i> to combine two sentences. Complex sentences use subordinators like <i>before, after, while,<\i> and <i>although<\i> to combine sentences. 1 100 1 False This complex sentence was created by using the word <i>as<\i> to combine two sentences. Complex sentences use subordinators like <i>before, after, while,<\i> and <i>although<\i> to combine sentences. 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 What punctuation needs to be added? The cat hid under the bed it refused to come out. 100 0 1 a comma after <i>bed<\i> <i>The cat hid under the bed<\i> and <i>it refused to come out<\i> are both sentences. A comma is not strong enough to separate two sentences. 0 0 1 a period after <i>bed<\i> <i>The cat hid under the bed<\i> and <i>it refused to come out<\i> are both sentences. 1 100 1 a question mark after <i>bed<\i> <i>The cat hid under the bed<\i> and <i>it refused to come out<\i> are both sentences that make a statement. 0 0 1 none This is a run-on, or two sentences in one. Punctuation is needed to separate the two sentences. 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 Clue => <= X small nextpage.htm 1 Restart contents.htm 0 Geneva,Arial,sans-serif 0 three 0 two one #0000CC #000033 * Index Show all questions Undo Hint *Check you@yourserver.com Show questions one by one Please enter your name: http://yourserver.com/cgi-bin/FormMail.pl => <= #000000 #ffffff Your time is over! #000066 1 Your score is #0000FF 0 Questions answered correctly first time: 0 #bbbbee OK 0 Check 1 Next correct letter is: *Next Flashcard This grammar diagnostic has 20 questions. Choose the best answer for each item. Please enter a guess, then check. Correct answers: 0 0 2 Your answer is partly incorrect. Not perfect yet. Please try again. 0 1 0 Grammar Diagnostic 10 1 Correct! Next correct letter is: 0 1 1 0 0 *Delete This Flashcard Show Answer