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Chapter Exercises



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Question 1.
Which of the following constructions is an independent clause?


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Question 2.
Which of the following constructions is an independent clause?


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Question 3.
Which one of the following statements is true?


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Question 4.
What makes a simple sentence?


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Question 5.
Dependent clauses begin with ________.


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Question 6.
Compound sentences are joined by ________.


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Question 7.
What comes before a coordinating conjunction when it joins two independent clauses?


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Question 8.
Which one of the following statements is true?


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Question 9.
Identify the preposition.


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Question 10.
Identify the pronoun.


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Question 11.
Which of the following is a first person singular pronoun?


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Question 12.
Which of the following is a third person singular pronoun?


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Question 13.
This part of speech modifies a noun or pronoun.


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Question 14.
This part of speech modifies a verb, adjective, or another word of its own kind.


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Question 15.
This part of speech expresses emotion or feeling, but is not grammatically a part of a sentence.


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Question 16.
This part of speech establishes the action of a sentence.


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Question 17.
This part of speech acts like a noun but doesn't name a specific person, etc.


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Question 18.
This part of speech links other words, clauses, or sentences.


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Question 19.
What are the noun and pronoun in the following sentence?
Jolene is pushed, and she falls down.


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Question 20.
Verbals are


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