English Grammar Quiz 19

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[label as simple (S), compound (CD), complex (CX), or compound-complex (CP-CX)]

In his writing, the English novelist Charles Dickens drew from many things that he had experienced in his own life.

CX

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[label as simple (S), compound (CD), complex (CX), or compound-complex (CP-CX)]

Although Dickens was born into the middle class, his family fell into financial hardship when Dickens was a young teen.

CX

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[label as simple (S), compound (CD), complex (CX), or compound-complex (CP-CX)]

He was forced to quit school for a time and work in a factory to earn money; however, he soon returned to school.

CD

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[label as simple (S), compound (CD), complex (CX), or compound-complex (CP-CX)]

After he completed school at age fifteen, Dickens began working as a clerk in a lawyer's office.

CX

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[label as simple (S), compound (CD), complex (CX), or compound-complex (CP-CX)]

He later worked as a parliamentary and newspaper reporter and as a magazine editor.

S

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[label as simple (S), compound (CD), complex (CX), or compound-complex (CP-CX)]

Dickens's literary career began with small contributions to newspapers and magazines.

S

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[label as simple (S), compound (CD), complex (CX), or compound-complex (CP-CX)]

His writing proved to be quite popular, and he began to write novels which were first published as serials in magazines.

CD-CX

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[label as simple (S), compound (CD), complex (CX), or compound-complex (CP-CX)]

Even after he became a successful novelist, Dickens continued his work as a magazine editor.

CX

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[label as simple (S), compound (CD), complex (CX), or compound-complex (CP-CX)]

Dickens's characters, such as the young factory worker Oliver Twist and the novelist David Copperfield, often reflect elects of Dickens's own experiences.

S

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Charles Dickens was immensely popular, and he drew large crows wherever he performed public readings of his works.

top line: Charles Dickens, was, popular

second line: and, immensely

third line: he, drew, crowds

fourth line: whenever, large

bottom line: he, performed

extras: readings, public, of, works, his