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Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 25mins
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Class
Date
1.
Benefits of a credit account, which may change from time to time, typically include certain kinds of insurance coverage.
a)
independent clause
b)
adverb clause
c)
noun clause
d)
adjective clause
2.
How society should distribute scarce goods is a central economic problem in any society.
a)
independent clause
b)
adverb clause
c)
noun clause
d)
adjective clause
3.
Some people buy expensive cars simply because they have the money.
a)
independent clause
b)
adverb clause
c)
noun clause
d)
adjective clause
4.
Many people hope that Mexico can resolve its economic problems.
a)
independent clause
b)
adverb clause
c)
noun clause
d)
adjective clause
5.
As Yellowstone River moves eastward through the prairies, it picks up the waters of three other rivers.
a)
independent clause
b)
adverb clause
c)
noun clause
d)
adjective clause
6.
The first mercury thermometer was invented by the German physicist Gabriel Fahrenheit, and the Fahrenheit temperature scale bears his name.
a)
independent clause
b)
adverb clause
c)
noun clause
d)
adjective clause
7.
As electronic technology rapidly developed, the transistor gave way to the integrated circuit.
a)
independent clause
b)
adverb clause
c)
noun clause
d)
adjective clause
8.
The general who had led the Union Army to victory was Ulysses S. Grant.
a)
independent clause
b)
adverb clause
c)
noun clause
d)
adjective clause
9.
One of the largest and most powerful birds of prey in the world, _________ a six-foot wingspan and legs and talons roughly the size of a man's armss and legs.
a)
so the harpy has
b)
the harpy having
c)
with the harpy having
d)
the harpy has
10.
___________ in the first draft of the budget will not necessarily be in the final draft.
a)
Although it appears
b)
It appears
c)
What appears
d)
Despite its appearance
11.
The charter for the Louisiana lottery was coming up for renewal, ___________ spared no expense in the fight to win renewal.
a)
the lottery committee
b)
so thelottery committe and
c)
so the lottery committee
d)
the lottery committee made
12.
While in reality Alpha Centauri is a tripple star, ______________ to the naked eye to be a single star.
a)
it appears
b)
but it appears
c)
appears
d)
despite it
13.
Among human chromosomes, the Y chromosome is unusual ___________ most of the chromosome does not participate in meiotic recombination.
a)
in
b)
so
c)
and
d)
in that
14.
During free fall, ___________ up to a full minute, a skydiver will fall at a constant speed of 120 m.p.h.
a)
it is
b)
which is
c)
being
d)
is
15.
__________ contained in the chromosomes, and they are thought of as the units of heredity.
a)
Genes which are
b)
Genes are
c)
When genes
d)
Because of genes
16.
If a food label indicates that a food is mostly carbohydrate, it does not mean __________ is a good food to eat.
a)
and it
b)
and
c)
that it
d)
when
17.
Radioactive __________ provides a powerful way to measure geologic time.
a)
it
b)
dates
c)
dating
d)
can
18.
The woman waiting for the train is my boss.
a)
adjective clause
b)
prepositional phrase
c)
reduced adjective clause
d)
apositive
19.
The golden Gate Bridge, which was finished in 1937, is one of themost famous in the world.
a)
adjective clause
b)
reduced adjective clause
c)
prepositional phrase
d)
reduced adverb clause
20.
Fran, my oldest sister, works for Sony Corporation in Japan.
a)
reduced adverb clause
b)
adjective clause
c)
independent clause
d)
appositive
21.
He wrote his first book after recovering from a major illness.
a)
prepositional phrase
b)
reduced adverb clause
c)
reduced adjective clause
d)
appositive
22.
Mrs. Lawrence, who is worried about her sick daughter, can't concentrate at work today.
a)
worried about her sick daughter
b)
worrying about her sick daughter
c)
having worried about her sick daughter
d)
who worried about her sick daughter
23.
George Washington, the first President of the U.S., was a general in the army before he became President.
a)
reduced adverb clause
b)
adjective clause
c)
appositive
d)
prepositional phase
24.
The Grand Canyon in the southwestern United States is the largest canyon in the world but not the deepest.
a)
appositive
b)
reduced adjective clause
c)
reduced adverb clause
d)
prepositional phrase
25.
Broccoli, ____________, contains many essential vitamins and minerals.
a)
it is a vegetable
b)
which a vegetable
c)
which it is a vegetable
d)
a vegetable
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