IV.

GRAMMAR
Directions: Read and understand each item carefully. Write the answer on the blank before the number.
 
__________30. Which of the following sentences is a compound sentence?
A. She is happy after she learned the news about the test result.
B. The weather is too cold however Marlon is sweating much.
C. Abegail likes the dress that her uncle gave her.  
D. Hazel is a serious and responsible girl.
__________ 31. What conjunction should put between these two simple sentences to make it compound?
“ The areas are clean ____ the classrooms are well ventilated.
A. and B. but C. or D. yet
___________32. Fiona is cutting hair in the parlor _____________________. Which phrase will complete the sentence?
A. because she is a beautician C. and she cooks food for the visitor
B. because she is a doctor D. or teaching little children in school
____________33. Which of the following words is a subordinate conjunction?
A. and B. that C. for D. or
____________34. What kind of conjunctions are usually used to connect phrases in a complex sentence?
A. coordinate conjunction C. FANBOYS
B. subordinate conjunction D. all of the above
____________35. What kind of clause is introduced by a subordinate conjunction and usually identified as clause that
cannot stand alone?
A. dependent clause C. both A and B
B. independent clause D. none of the two
____________36. Which of the following is not a complex sentence?
A. Crisa May received the money that her mother sent.
B. Teddy and Gerald will shop at the mall this weekend.
C. Roland went to the kitchen after he smelled popcorn.
D. Marinel laughed when her mother dropped a pie upside down on the floor. 
____________37. Select the independent clauses in this sentence:
If you make pancakes, you should serve them with syrup, or else they will be too dry.
A. If you make pancakes C. you should serve them with syrup
B. they will be too dry D. both B and C
___________38. Which of the following is a compound complex sentence?
A. Although I like books, I do not like romance novels, but my sister loves them.
B. The photographer held up a bear, and the little boy smiled.
C. I left my bag on the bus; therefore, I did not have a pencil.
D. When I go to the beach, I bring my hat.
___________39. Which of the following sentences is not a compound complex sentence?
A. Jim’s mom went to the store because it’s his birthday, and she bought him a present.
B. Until he graduates, he will live in the apartment, but then he wants to move.
C. Molly, who loves cats, plans to get a kitten, but she needs to find a house.
D.  I left my bag on the bus; therefore, I did not have a pencil.
__________40. Underline the subordinate clause in this compound complex sentence.
 
Jennifer sat in her chair, which was a dark red recliner, and she read all evening.