Compound subject and compound predicate
1. Francisco and Pedro went to the store and bought the groceries.
Choose the compound subject of the sentence.
A. went to the store
B. and bought the groceries
C. Francisco and Pedro
2. Francisco and Pedro went to the store and bought the groceries.
Choose the compound predicate of the sentence.
A. went to the store and bought the groceries
B. Francisco and Pedro
C. bought the groceries
Combining Sentences
1. Robert went to school. Fred went to school.
A. Robert went to school and Fred went to school.
B. Robert and Fred went to school.
C. Robert, Fred went to school.
2. Susan raised her hand. Susan asked a question.
A. Susan raised her hand, asked a question.
B. Susan raised her hand and asked a question.
C. Susan raised her hand and Susan asked a question.
Subject-Verb Agreement
1. Francisco _____ his grandmother at 9:00 every Friday.
A. call
B. calls
C. called
2. There _____ a tall, old woman in the park.
A. is
B. are
C. were
3. Enrique and Pedro ______ going to give computer lessons.
A. is
B. am
C. are
4. I______ going to visit my friend on Friday .
A. is
B. am
C. are
5. There _____ many interesting places in my neighborhood.
A. is
B. are
C. am
6. Khalid _____ work at the restaurant now.
A. not
B. don’t
C. doesn’t
The simple Sentence
1. Which sentence has a compound subject?
A. The company is very successful.
B. The children play in the garden.
C. Everyone left the party early.
D. Robert and Fred went to school.
2. Which sentence is imperative?
A. Go to the supermarket.
B. She drives home after work.
C. This is a wonderful gift!
D. Can you shop at the mall on weekends?
3. Which sentence is an exclamation?
A. Is Francisco a good student?.
B. Write the answer.
C. I met my friend in the park.
D. How clever you are!
compound sentence
4-Which of the following sentences is a compound sentence?
A. He jumped into the swimming pool.
B. He didn’t know how to swim.
C. He didn’t know how to swim; however, he jumped into the swimming pool.
D. He didn’t know how to swim. he jumped into the swimming pool.
5-Which is the best way to rewrite the following sentence?
“ I like this car, but I cannot buy it.”
A. I like this car; in addition, I cannot buy it.
B. I like this car; however, I cannot buy it.
C. I like this car; moreover, I cannot buy it.
D. I like this car; as a result, I cannot buy it.
coordinating conjunction
“ You should leave now, ______ you will be late for class.”
A. but
B. and
C. or
D. so
“ The weather was rainy, __________ we stayed at home all day.”
A. and
B. so
C. but
D. or
conjunctive adverb
“We are going to eat in the restaurant; ________, we are going to visit the art museum.”
A. however
B. therefore
C. in addition
D. as a result
“ It was hot; __________, we went swimming.”
A. however
B. therefore
C. in addition
D. otherwise
subordinating conjunction
1- Khalid hated school ______ he always got good grades.
A. until
B. because
C. although
D. if
2- We postponed our trip ______ the weather was bad.
A. because
B. unless
C. Until
D. although
3- Leila cleaned her room ______ her mother got home from work.
A. if
B. before
C. Until
D. although
punctuated
1- Which of the following sentences is punctuated correctly?
A. They are running and jumping happily and their mother is watching them quietly.
B. They are running and jumping happily, and, their mother is watching them quietly.
C. They are running and jumping happily, and their mother is watching them quietly.
D. They are running and jumping happily and, their mother is watching them quietly.
A. It was very warm and humid, so, we turned on the air conditioner.
B. It was very warm and humid so, we turned on the air conditioner.
C. It was very warm and humid so we turned on the air conditioner.
D. It was very warm and humid, so we turned on the air conditioner.
A. Salem was sick, however, he went to school early in the morning.
B. Salem was sick; however, he went to school early in the morning.
C. Salem was sick however, he went to school early in the morning.
D. Salem was sick; however he went to school early in the morning.
Coordination & Subordination
Which is the best way to rewrite the following sentence?
1- “They don’t buy junk food because they like healthy food.”
A. They don’t buy junk food, so they like healthy food.
B. They don’t buy junk food, but they like healthy food.
C. They like healthy food, so they don’t buy junk food.
D. They like healthy food, but they don’t buy junk food.
2- “Sara didn’t pass the exam because she didn’t study hard enough.”
A. Sara did not pass the exam, so she did not study hard enough.
B. Sara did not study hard enough, so she didn’t pass the exam.
C. Sara did not study hard enough because she didn’t pass the exam.
D. Because Sara did not pass the exam, she didn’t study hard enough.