A Space First - Kinds and structures of sentences - Sentences

Practice Makes Perfect: Exploring Grammar - Muschla Gary Robert 2010

A Space First
Kinds and structures of sentences
Sentences

This woman was the first African American woman to travel in space. Who was she?

To answer the question, name each sentence below. Select your answers from the choices after each sentence. Write the letter of each answer in the space above its sentence number at the bottom of the page.

1. Astronauts are space travelers and explorers.

E. Simple

I. Compound

2. Many astronauts are pilots, but others are scientists.

K. Simple

A. Compound

3. Astronauts spend many hours training.

N. Simple

I. Compound

4. Flying in space is exciting, but it is also dangerous.

C. Simple

J. Compound

5. Accidents have happened, and lives have been lost.

E. Simple

M. Compound

6. On May 5, 1961, Alan Shepard became the first American to fly in space.

I. Simple

E. Compound

7. On July 20, 1969, Neil Armstrong became the first human to walk on the moon.

O. Simple

W. Compound

8. Other trips to the moon followed, and scientists learned much about the moon.

N. Simple

S. Compound

9. Scientists dream of visiting Mars, but that mission is many years away.

H. Simple

M. Compound

10. Someday human beings will travel throughout the stars.

E. Simple

I. Compound

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