True/False
Indicate whether the sentence or statement is true
or false.
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B.13
“Nick and Nathan backpacked through Europe last summer.”
This is a compound sentence.
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2.
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B.13
“They watched the movie as it rained outside.”
The subordinate clause in this sentence functions as a
noun.
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3.
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B.13
“Prior to eating his sandwich, Sam quit swimming.”
This sentence does not contain an adverb clause.
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4.
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B.13
“Jeff celebrated all week when he found out that passed the
class.”
This sentence contains an adverb clause.
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5.
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B.13
“The employee worked hard for the promotion that he will be receiving
tomorrow.”
This sentence contains an adjective
clause.
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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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6.
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B.13
“The dog was very excited, so he barked at the visitor.”
What are the main clauses in this sentence? a. | “The dog
was very excited” | d. | Both A and
C | b. | “was very
excited, so he barked” | e. | This sentence
does not contain any simple sentences. | c. | “o he barked at the
visitor” | | | | |
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7.
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C.13
“Nick and Nathan backpacked through Europe last summer.”
What conjunction connects the main clauses in this
sentence? a. | and | d. | All of the
above | b. | both | e. | This is not a compound sentence. | c. | into | | | | |
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8.
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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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9.
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C.13
The difference between a main clause and a subordinate clause is that a. | a main clause
can stand alone as a sentence, whereas, a subordinate clause cannot. | d. | Both A and B | b. | a subordinate
clause has a subject and predicate, but a main does not. | e. | Both A and C | c. | a subordinate
clause does not express a complete thought; whereas, a main clause does. | | | | |
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10.
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B.13
This punctuation mark should be used to set a nonessential clause off from the rest of the
sentence: a. | , | d. | (...) | b. | . | e. | Nonessential clauses have no need for a punctuation mark in
order to set it off from the rest of the sentence. | c. | ; | | | | |
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