Starter quiz
- What is a main clause?
- a sentence starter followed by a comma
- a group of letters
- a word that joins
- a group of words that contains a verb and makes complete sense ✓
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- Fill in the gap: a main clause __________ makes sense by itself.
- sometimes
- never
- always ✓
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- Fill in the gap: any conjunction is a word that __________.
- joins ✓
- contracts
- expresses surprise
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- Fill in the gap: a main clause is a group of words that contains a verb and makes ______ sense.
- 'complete' ✓
- Which two co-ordinating conjunctions need commas before them in a compound sentence?
- and or
- but or ✓
- and but
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- Fill in the gap: a sentence formed of at least two main clauses joined with a co-ordinating conjunction is called a __________ sentence.
- complex
- compound ✓
- simple
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