Tripoli Evangelical School- Miniara

December , 2019
Grammar Test Grade
Student: _________________ /

I. Identify each sentence as simple, compound, or complex. (4 pts.)

a. Bissan and Georgiana have been friends for a very long time. ___________
b. Brigit is going to Miniara TES while Nour is staying behind. ____________
c. Sleiman will attend a new school soon. _______________
d. Ashraf will leave soon, and he still has to pack. ________________
e. Wissam thinks of Ashraf as his best friend in the whole world. __________
f. Grandma will better in the summer when it’s warm. ___________________
g. He will never leave home because he hasn’t got the courage to. __________
h. Grammar is very easy, but spelling is tricky. _______________

II. Join the following sentences as indicated in the parentheses. (5 pts.)

a. My son can play the piano. He does not do it well. (complex sentence)
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b. After the last song, the musicians packed up their instruments. They got on
the bus. (compound sentence)
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c. I’ll go if I can. Several events are scheduled then. (compound sentence)
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d. I practiced in the gym. I was breathless. (complex sentence)
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e. You called. I was reading a book. Now I can’t find my place. (compound
complex sentence) _____________________________________________
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III. Indicate whether the sentences are run-ons or fragments. Rewrite them
correctly on the line adding the needed words and punctuation. (6 pts.)
a. Pumpkins in the grass.
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b. Alex needed to finish a paper he stayed at the library all night.
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c. Yara is watching tv; and taking care of her sister.
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d. Send these papers to.
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e. I can’t wait I have to get to school now I’m going to be late.
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f. Abdel Nour reads books, his brother listens to stories.
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