TOEFL SWE skills 6-8 (coordinate connectors, time & cause, manr

A clause is a group of words containing at least a subject and .....

• verb

• object

• adjective

• noun

• conjunction

Victor likes potatoes.

What are the parts of speech in this clause?

• subject, verb, object

• object, verb, subject

• verb, subject, object

• object, subject, verb

Can a sentence have more than 1 clause?

• yes

• no

A conjunction is a word that joins parts of a sentence together. Choose the correct conjunctions:

I bought apples ...... peanut butter.

I can give you a Coke ....... a Fanta.

The lights are on ...... nobody is home.

• for, and, so

• and, or, but

• but, yet, and

• or, but, yet

We use coordinate conjuctions to join 2 clauses. Choose the correct coordinate conjunction to join these 2 clauses.

Mick is short, ....... Alan is tall.

• but

• or

• for

• so

We use coordinate conjuctions to join 2 clauses. Choose the correct coordinate conjunction to join these 2 clauses.

Mick is short, ....... Alan is tall.

• but

• or

• for

• so

COORDINATE CONNECTORS

Coordinate Conjunctions:

When you have 2 clauses in a sentence, you must connect the 2 clauses.

Which one of these is NOT a connector?

• and

• but

• so

• then

• or

Answer explanation

Victoria is singing, and Visal is eating.

The dog is white, but the cat is black.

Black clouds can be seen on the horizon, but no has fallen.

Is the underlined part correct?

• Correct

• Incorrect

Answer explanation

Missing subject:

Black clouds can be seen on the horizon, but no rain has fallen.

Adverb Time and Cause connectors

Is this a time or cause connector:

after

• time

• cause

Answer explanation

after refers to a time

After school he went home.

He went home after school.

Adverb time and cause connectors

We didn't enjoy the day because the weather was awful.

Which word in the sentence is the connector?

(a)