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Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 14mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Which two word sentence is a CORRECT sentence? 
a)
Fat cat.
b)
Everybody laughed.
c)
Said Peter. 
d)
Mr. Finn. 
2.
Which of the following is NOT a conjunction? 
a)
and
b)
but
c)
yet
d)
however
3.
Which of the following is a compound sentence? 
a)
Jon and Jill ran up the hill. 
b)
I like chicken and waffles. 
c)
Drea plays soccer; Michael wants to play football. 
d)
We wanted to go to the park, but our mom said no. 
4.
Which of the following correctly uses a semicolon? 
a)
Bob laughed while Rosie; cried. 
b)
I want to go to the beach; but it was closed. 
c)
Dawson read Stormbreaker; he highly recommends it. 
d)
I like chicken; eggs; and waffles. 
5.
Last week Saturday, Buffy went to the movies. What is the subject of this sentence? 
a)
Saturday
b)
Buffy
c)
went
d)
movies
6.
After which word would the comma go? 
Due to the extreme heat my ice cream melted. 
a)
to
b)
heat
c)
ice
d)
cream
7.
Which sentence contains an example of a dependent clause? 
a)
I love bacon; it's delicious!
b)
After 4 attempts, Dylan scored.
c)
Lauren got a kitty, and she named her Sparkles.
d)
Odysseus tricked the cyclops. 
8.
What is the subject of this sentence? After being being badly sunburned, Max decided to start wearing sunscreen. 
a)
sunburned
b)
badly
c)
sunscreen
d)
Max
9.
Which of the following is NOT an example of a two word sentence? 
a)
Little monkey.
b)
Everybody laughed. 
c)
I'm sorry. 
d)
Sit down.
10.
Where will this year's Super Bowl be held? (just for fun!) 
a)
in Athens, Greece
b)
at Lambeau Field in Green Bay
c)
at granny's
d)
in Houston, Texas
11.

What type of sentence is this?


Bob Marlow, our old neighbor, invited us to his retirement party.

a)

compound sentence

b)

appositive

12.

What type of sentence is this?


Since she missed so much school, Sally's grades suffered.

a)

compound sentence

b)

dependent clause

c)

semicolon

13.

Where do the parentheses belong in this sentence?


Petra the capital city of Jordan is carved into stone.

a)

(Petra the capital city)

b)

(capital city)

c)

(carved into stone)

d)

(the capital city of Jordan)

14.

Where does the semicolon go in this sentence?


Billy ate five pizzas as a result, he got a stomach ache.

a)

after Billy

b)

after pizzas

c)

after result

15.

How is the comma used in this sentence?


You'll want to brush your teeth, wash your face, comb your hair, and make sure to put on deodorant.

a)

serial comma

b)

dependent clause

c)

appositive