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“The ABCs of Writing Complex Sentence”

Pre-Test
Junior High School Level

Pre-test:
A. Write the letter of the correct answer in the blank before the number.

_____ 1. It is a kind of word used to name a person, animal, thing, place or quality.
a. pronoun b. noun c. verb d. adjective
_____ 2. It is a kind of word used to take the place of a noun.
a. adjective b. adverb c. pronoun d. verb
_____ 3. It is a kind of word that describes a noun or a pronoun.
a. adjective b. conjunction c. noun d. verb
_____ 4. It is a kind of word that suggests action, experience, occurrence or state.
a. adverb b. verb c. adjective d. conjunction
_____ 5. It is a kind of word which describes or adds to the meaning of a verb, an adjective
or another adverb.
a. pronoun b. conjunction c. adverb d. adjective
_____ 6. It is a kind of word used to connect other words.
a. conjunction b. noun c. adjective d. pronoun
_____ 7. It is a group of words that expresses a complete thought.
a. phrase b. sentence c. clause d. paragraph
_____ 8. It is a kind of sentence made up of only one independent clause.
a. simple b. compound c. complex d. basic
_____ 9. It is a kind of sentence made up of two independent clauses joined by a
conjunction.
a. simple b. compound c. complex d. basic
_____ 10. It is a kind of sentence made up of one independent clause and one or more
dependent clauses joined by a conjunction.
a. simple b. compound c. complex d. basic
______11. Which of the following sentences is a complex sentence?
a. I am at peace with myself. b. I do not like wars.
c. Wars are very costly for they cause much damage to lives and properties.
d. After the war, many properties were destroyed.
______12. Which of the following statements about complex sentences is true?
a. A complex sentence makes clear which ideas are most important.
b. A complex sentence has only one independent clause.
c. A complex sentence contains two or more independent clauses.
d. A complex sentence does not make use of conjunctions.
B. Read the following paragraph. Encircle the complex sentences in it.

After the People Power Revolution in 1986, life in the Philippines was
never the same again. Before the revolution, most, if not all Filipinos
seemed submissive and mild mannered. Ninoy Aquino had to die first
before the people took action. Now, I wonder what would have
happened had the chain of events been changed. In the end, I’m
thankful that the things ended the way they did. After all, I can’t
imagine living in a country without peace
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“The ABCs of Writing Complex Sentence”

ACTIVITY 1:

Tell which of the following a subject and which is predicate.

Underline the subject. Circle the predicate.

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 “The ABCs of Writing Complex Sentence”

ACTIVITY 2:

Match the independent clauses in Column A with those in Column B to form sensible
compound sentences. Write the letter of your answer in the blank.
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“The ABCs of Writing Complex Sentence”

Post-Test
Set B. Match the items in Column A with those in Column B. Write the
letters of the answers in the blanks before the numbers.
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“The ABCs of Writing Complex Sentence”

Post-Test
Junior High School Level:

Set C. Tell whether the sentences below are simple, compound or complex. Write S for
simple, Cd fo r compound and Cx for complex in the blanks before t