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8-Sentences and Clauses-13


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

 1. 
A.13 “Nick and Jack love Kentucky State College, but they did not meet the requirements needed to be accepted.”

There are two main clauses in this sentence.
 

 2. 
A.13 A complex sentence differs from a compound sentence.
 

 3. 
A.13 “The belt, which is threaded through the loops on the pants, goes around your waist.”

This sentence contains an adjective clause.
 

 4. 
A.13 A noun clause cannot be used to take the place of an adverb.
 

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

 5. 
A.13 A sentence must posses ________ in order to be a proper sentence.
a.
a noun
d.
a complete subject
b.
a complete predicate
e.
Both B and D
c.
an adjective
 

 6. 
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”
 

 7. 
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.
 

 8. 
A.13 “Prior to eating his sandwich, Sam quit swimming.”

What question does the adverb clause answer?
a.
How did he ate his sandwich?
d.
When did he eat the sandwich?
b.
Who ate the sandwich?
e.
None of the above
c.
Where did he eat the sandwich?
 

 9. 
A.13 This type of clause modifies a pronoun in the main clause.
a.
adverb
d.
noun
b.
adjective
e.
None of the above
c.
pronoun
 

 10. 
A.13 A noun clause be used
a.
as an object of a preposition
d.
Both A and B
b.
as a subject
e.
None of the above
c.
as a paragraph
 



 
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