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3-Contractions_Conjunctions_Prepositions-15


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

 1. 
15.A.  Choose the word that is the subordinating conjunction in the following sentence.
“We will have apple pie for dessert after dinner.”
a.
after
c.
have
b.
will
d.
for
 

 2. 
15.A.  Choose the word that is the subordinating conjunction in the following sentence.
“You may not go outside to play because you have not done your chores.”
a.
may
c.
not
b.
because
d.
have
 

 3. 
15.A.  Choose the word that is the subordinating conjunction in the following sentence.
“You can have your dessert if you eat all of your dinner.”
a.
you
c.
if
b.
can
d.
have
 

 4. 
15.A.  Choose the word that is the subordinating conjunction in the following sentence.
“The dog has been missing since I let him out this afternoon.”
a.
let
c.
has
b.
him
d.
since
 

 5. 
15.A.  Choose the word that is a preposition in the following sentence.
“The cake is in the oven.”
a.
in
c.
is
b.
the
d.
cake
 

 6. 
15.A.  Choose the word that is a preposition in the following sentence.
“Please get into the boat.”
a.
the
c.
into
b.
boat
d.
get
 

 7. 
15.A.  Choose the word that is a preposition in the following sentence.
“I live in the United States of America.”
a.
live
c.
the
b.
in
d.
of
 

 8. 
15.A.  Choose the word that is a preposition in the following sentence.
“The cat is on the counter.”
a.
the
c.
cat
b.
is
d.
on
 

 9. 
15.A.  Choose the word in the sentence that is a preposition.
“My brother is in the grade above me.”
a.
above
c.
is
b.
my
d.
the
 

 10. 
15.A.  Choose the word in the sentence that is a preposition.
“I will feed the dogs after I take them outside.”
a.
the
c.
will
b.
after
d.
take
 

 11. 
15.A.  Choose the word in the sentence that is a preposition.
“She was among the brightest students in the school.”
a.
in
c.
among
b.
she
d.
the
 

 12. 
15.A.  Choose the word in the sentence that is a preposition.
“He is as sharp as a knife.”
a.
is
c.
he
b.
a
d.
as
 

 13. 
15.A.  does not
a.
doesn’t
c.
couldn’t
b.
can’t
d.
didn’t
 

 14. 
15.A.   do not
a.
doesn’t
c.
couldn’t
b.
don’t
d.
didn’t
 

 15. 
15.A.   had not
a.
doesn’t
c.
hadn’t
b.
don’t
d.
didn’t
 

 16. 
15.A.   has not
a.
doesn’t
c.
hadn’t
b.
don’t
d.
hasn’t
 

 17. 
15.A.  Which word is the coordinating conjunction in the following sentence.
“Kristin and Eddie are moving to another state.”
a.
and
c.
to
b.
are
d.
the
 

 18. 
15.A.  Which word is the coordinating conjunction in the following sentence.
“John wants a cat, but his brother wants a dog.”
a.
wants
c.
a
b.
but
d.
his
 

 19. 
15.A.  Which word is the coordinating conjunction in the following sentence.
“My truck is for sale.”
a.
is
c.
for
b.
my
d.
truck
 

 20. 
15.A.  Which word is the coordinating conjunction in the following sentence.
“Neither of you can watch TV nor go outside and play.”
a.
can
c.
neither
b.
of
d.
nor
 



 
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