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13-Sentences and Clauses-13



True/False
Indicate whether the sentence or statement is true or false.
 

 1. 

B.13 “The dog was very excited, so he barked at the visitor.”

This is a compound sentence.
 

 2. 

B.13 “George worked very hard at his new job; consequently, he was promoted.”

This is a compound sentence with a correlative conjunction connecting the two main clauses.
 

 3. 

B.13 “The baby has been crying since he woke up.”

This is a compound sentence.
 

 4. 

B.13 “They watched the movie as it rained outside.”

The subordinate clause in this sentence functions as a noun.
 

 5. 

B.13 “The baby cried whenever she woke up.”

“Baby” is the proper noun in this sentence.
 

 6. 

B.13 “The employee worked hard for the promotion that he will be receiving tomorrow.”

“The employee worked” is the main clause of this sentence.
 

 7. 

B.13 “Does your mother know that she has to pick us up tonight?”

This is a complex sentence.
 

Multiple Choice
Identify the letter of the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
 

 8. 

B.13 “Nick and Jack love Kentucky State College, but they did not meet the requirements needed to be accepted.”

What is the conjunctive that connects the two main clauses?
a.
and
c.
are
b.
but
d.
Both A and B
 

 9. 

B.13 “The baby has been crying since he woke up.”

What does the subordinate clause in this sentence act as?
a.
noun clause
c.
adjective clause
b.
adverb clause
d.
None of the above
 

 10. 

B.13 “Roger went home, which is where his mother is.”

What is the subordinate clause in this sentence?
a.
“which is where his mother is”
c.
“where his mother is”
b.
“Roger went home”
d.
This sentence does not contain a subordinate clause.
 



 
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