Chapter Exercises


This activity contains 20 questions.

	Which of the following constructions is an independent clause?   The moon pierced the forest canopy with beams of light. The moon, which pierced the forest canopy with beams of light. The moon, piercing the forest canopy with beams of light. Because the moon pierced the forest canopy with beams of light.

	Which of the following constructions is an independent clause?   If he had aimed high. Aiming high, and then aiming high again, which became monotonous. Aiming high? Aim high!

	Which one of the following statements is true?   An independent clause can be missing a subject. A complete sentence is also called an independent clause. An independent clause can be missing a verb. An independent clause is the same as a dependent clause.

	What makes a simple sentence?   two independent clauses two independent clauses and one dependent clause one independent clause and one dependent clause one independent clause

	Dependent clauses begin with ________.   subordinating conjunctions relative pronouns either a subordinating conjunction or a relative pronoun none of the above

	Compound sentences are joined by ________.   coordinating conjunctions correlating conjunctions relative pronouns subordinating conjunctions

	What comes before a coordinating conjunction when it joins two independent clauses?   a semicolon a colon a dash a comma

	Which one of the following statements is true?   An independent clause can be missing a subject. A complete sentence is also called an independent clause. An independent clause can be missing a verb. An independent clause is the same as a dependent clause.

	Identify the preposition.   in ugly phone thinking

	Identify the pronoun.   discovered five days they

	Which of the following is a first person singular pronoun?   you We they I

	Which of the following is a third person singular pronoun?   we you they it

	This part of speech modifies a noun or pronoun.   appositive absolute adverb adjective

	This part of speech modifies a verb, adjective, or another word of its own kind.   absolute adverb appositive adjective

	This part of speech expresses emotion or feeling, but is not grammatically a part of a sentence.   articles gender infinitive interjection

	This part of speech establishes the action of a sentence.   verbal verb participle modal auxiliary

	This part of speech acts like a noun but doesn't name a specific person, etc.   gender auxiliary verbs conjunctions pronoun

	This part of speech links other words, clauses, or sentences.   auxiliary verbs articles gender conjunctions

	What are the noun and pronoun in the following sentence? Jolene is pushed, and she falls down.   she, falls Jolene, down Jolene, she Jolene, is pushed

	Verbals are   VERBS, ADJECTIVES, other adverbs, and CLAUSES. verb parts functioning as NOUNS, ADJECTIVES, or ADVERBS. word groups that function as nouns. words that convey relationships, usually in time or space.

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