Exercise 1: Choose the correct answer.

1. Find all the independent clauses.

A. The pink polka-dotted giraffe was my favorite stuffed animal.
B. A hippo was splashing water all over the people watching him.
C. cthe purple grape
D. sitting on my chair

2. Find all the dependent clauses.

A. The orange creamsicle was melting in the sun.
B. My favorite type of pizza is pepperoni,
C. because the sun was hidden
D. since we won our first baseball game

3. The new girl in our ESL class has a brother in grade 7 and a sister in grade 9.
A. Simple
B. Compound
C. Complex
D. Compound-Complex

4. The Discoverers team finally won the trophy, so they

were very excited.
A. Simple
B. Compound
C. Complex
D. Compound-Complex

5. She walked to the shore of the Atlantic Ocean although she was very tired.
A. Simple
B. Compound
C. Complex
D. Compound-Complex

6. I didn't know what time it was so I was very late to class.

A. Simple
B. Compound
C. Complex
D. Compound-Complex

7. I don't know why he did that.

A. Simple
B. Compound
C. Complex
D. Compound-Complex

8. Select the sentence from each group that is a sentence fragment or a run-on sentence.
A. Probably two to three hours, depending on how hard the task is.
B. The test seemed impossible, but I managed to make an A.
C. We went shopping this past weekend.
D. He wanted the blue one.

9. Select the sentence from each group that is a sentence fragment or a run-on sentence.
A. Mr. Smith, along with all of his students, took his place in the auditorium.
B. It is important to spend time studying, however, rest and recreation are also important.
C. The prosecution presented its case so well that it would be a surprise for the jury to
return a verdict of not guilty.

10. To build a doll's house you need wood, a hammer, a saw, and lots of nails.
A. Simple
B. Compound
C. Complex
D. Compound-Complex

EXERCISE 2: Underline the conjunctive adverb in each sentence.

1. We were supposed to have a game tonight; however, there is a thunderstorm.

2. Pam is the best player on the team; therefore, the award should go to her.
3. You should pick up the paper that you dropped on the floor; otherwise, we might all get in trouble.
4. The party is supposed to be a surprise; in other words, don’t tell Chris!
5. I am trying to get my homework done; meanwhile, my sister gets to play outside.

EXERCISE 3 . Use a conjunctive adverb from the list above to join the two sentences.

1. I don’t really need new shoes; ______________, they cost too much anyway.
2. I have Mrs. Jones for science; ______________, I have Mr. Cape for math.
3. You probably shouldn’t jump off of that ledge; ______________, it’s a really dangerous thing to do.
4. I am very disappointed in your behavior; ______________, you are grounded for a week.
5.Mrs. Niles was not happy with us for being angry at the substitute; ______________, I think she
understood what made us mad.