True/False
Indicate whether the sentence or statement is true
or false.
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B.13
“The ring was made of gold and silver.”
This is a compound sentence.
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2.
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B.13
“George worked very hard at his new job; consequently, he was
promoted.”
This is a compound sentence with a conjunctive adverb
connecting the two main clauses.
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3.
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B.13
A subordinate clause has a subject and a predicate.
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4.
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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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5.
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C.13
“When will the cleaners arrive at the office?”
You could replace the noun clause with the word “it” and
still maintain the original meaning of the 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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6.
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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 is the conjunctive that connects the two main
clauses? a. | and | c. | are | b. | but | d. | Both A and B | | | | |
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C.13
“I like watching the evening news; therefore, current events are important to
me.”
How do you know that the conjunctive adverb in the
above sentence is written correctly? a. | When you use a conjunctive adverb in a compound sentence there
must be a semicolon before the conjunction and a comma after. | c. | When you use a conjunctive adverb in a compound sentence there
must be a comma before the conjunction and no punctuation mark afterwards. There for this sentence is
not written correctly. | b. | When you use a conjunctive adverb in a compound sentence there
must be a semicolon before the conjunction and no punctuation mark afterwards. There for this
sentence is not written correctly. | d. | There is no way to tell if a sentence is written
correctly. | | | | |
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8.
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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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C.13
“Roger went home, which is where his mother is.”
How do you know that this is a complex sentence? a. | It has a
subordinate clause | d. | Both C and
B | b. | It does not
possess a subordinate clause | e. | Both C and
A | c. | It has a main
clause | | | | |
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10.
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B.13
“When will the cleaners arrive at the office?”
What word could replace the noun clause and still maintain the
original meaning of the sentence? a. | they | d. | their | b. | them | e. | None of the
above | c. | I | | | | |
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