True/False
Indicate whether the sentence or statement is true
or false.
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1.
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B.12
Essential and nonessential clauses differ in that one is an adjective clause and the other is a noun
clause.
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2.
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C.13
“The employee worked hard for the promotion that he will be receiving
tomorrow.”
This sentence is a complex sentence that contains an
adjective and adverb clause.
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3.
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B.13
“Mom loves her new car; she will drive it for hours.”
This is a simple sentence.
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4.
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B.13
“The dog was very excited, so he barked at the visitor.”
This is a compound sentence.
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Multiple Choice
Identify the
letter of the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
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5.
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B.13
“The baby cried whenever she woke up.”
What is the subordinating conjunction in this
sentence? a. | whenever | c. | woke
up | b. | she | d. | the | | | | |
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6.
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B.13
“The baby has been crying since he woke up.”
What is the subordinate clause in this sentence? a. | “has been
crying” | c. | “The baby
has been crying” | b. | “since he woke up” | d. | This sentence does not contain a subordinate
clause. | | | | |
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7.
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B.13
“They watched the movie as it rained outside.”
What is the subordinate clause in this sentence? a. | “They
watched the movie” | c. | “watched
the movie as it rained outside” | b. | “as it rained
outside” | d. | This sentence
does not contain a subordinate clause. | | | | |
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8.
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C.13
The difference between a complex sentence and a compound sentence is that a. | both sentences
contain simple sentences. | d. | Both B and
C | b. | a compound
sentence has more than one main clause and a complex sentence only has one main
clause. | e. | Nothing at
all | c. | a complex
sentence has a subordinate clause and a compound sentence does not. | | | | |
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9.
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B.13
“Nick and Jack love Kentucky State College, but they did not meet the requirements needed to be
accepted.”
What are the main clauses contained in this
sentence? a. | “Nick and
Jack love Kentucky State College” | d. | Both A and B | b. | “but they
did not meet the requirements needed to be accepted” | e. | Both A and C | c. | “they did
not meet the requirements needed to be accepted” | | | | |
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10.
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C.13
“Nick and Jack love Kentucky State College, but they did not meet the requirements needed to be
accepted.”
How do you know that this is a compound
sentence? a. | It expresses a
complete thought. | d. | All of the
above | b. | It contains two simple
sentences. | e. | This is not a
compound sentence. | c. | Both A and B | | | | |
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