2. which of the following sentences is correctly punctuated?
a. the company held it's annual party at the convention center.
b. the local police asked the f. b.i. to assist with the case.
c. mr. jones visited the ymca before becoming a member.
d. mary remembered to buy milk didn't she?
3. how is a compound sentence formed?
a. by joining two simple sentences with a comma and a coordinate conjunction
b. by joining two independent clauses and one dependent clause
c. by joining a simple sentence with a dependent clause
d. by joining a dependent and independent clause with a conjunction
4. which one of the following statements is an example of a complex sentence?
a. sparrows at the bird feeder compete for seeds.
b. neap tide is the best time for digging clams.
c. the crescent moon is a symbol of islam.
d. the earth was spinning when lucas first saw lucille.
5. how could you combine the following two sentences into a complex sentence with a dependent adjectival clause? the boy wore a green coat. he carried his sister home.
a. the boy wore a green coat; he carried his sister home.
b. the boy who wore a green coat carried his sister home.
c. the boy carried home his sister's green coat.
d. the boy wore a green coat, and he carried his sister home.
6. how could you combine the following two sentences into one compound sentence? the rabbit jumped into the bushes. the dog followed it
a. after the rabbit jumped into the bushes, the dog followed it.
b. the dog and the rabbit jumped into the bushes.
c. the dog followed the rabbit when it jumped into the bushes.
d. the rabbit jumped into the bushes, and the dog followed it.
7. which of the following is a compound sentence?
a. rain and heavy winds caused damage along the coast.
b. sue gave jim a new racket, and he left for the tennis courts.
c. we found our way home without a map.
d. kim will take her daughter shopping when she learns to behave in public.
8. identify the compound sentence.
a. the rain began to fall, but we did not want to leave.
b. because it had been sunny all week, we did not bring umbrellas.
c. while it rained on the beach, we swam in the ocean.
d. last summer, we decided to drive to the beach.
9. the italicized words make up which type of verbal phrase? turning the corner, kate bumped into david.
a. participial
b. gerund
c. split infinitive
d. infinitive
10. what is the simple subject in this sentence? the saturn rocket made travel to the moon possible.
a. saturn
b. travel
c. moon
d. rocket
11. identify the sentence that contains a noun clause in italics.
a. when should betty harvest the corn?
b. what betty wants is to harvest the corn.
c. betty would like to harvest the corn.
d. betty wants to harvest the corn.