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WorksheetsFive a Day Concepts Jan 24
Total questions: 18
Worksheet time: 9mins
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Class
Date
1.
Explain how the BLUE portion is functioning in the sentence.
Please fold these clothes before they become wrinkled.
Please fold these clothes before they become wrinkled.
a)
Independent clause
b)
Dependent clause functioning as adjective
c)
Dependent clause functioning as adverb
d)
Prepositional phrase
2.
Explain how the BLUE portion is functioning in the sentence.
Because of the tornado, the shutters on my house are broken.
Because of the tornado, the shutters on my house are broken.
a)
Independent clause
b)
Dependent clause functioning as adjective
c)
Dependent clause functioning as adverb
d)
Prepositional phrase
3.
Explain how the BLUE portion is functioning in the sentence.
The student whom I recommend for class president is Lindsey.
The student whom I recommend for class president is Lindsey.
a)
Independent clause
b)
Dependent clause functioning as adjective
c)
Dependent clause functioning as adverb
d)
Prepositional phrase
4.
Explain how the BLUE portion is functioning in the sentence.
Acupuncture involves the insertion of tiny needles, which are made of metal, into the skin.
Acupuncture involves the insertion of tiny needles, which are made of metal, into the skin.
a)
Independent clause
b)
Dependent clause functioning as adjective
c)
Dependent clause functioning as adverb
d)
Prepositional phrase
5.
Explain how the BLUE portion is functioning in the sentence.
Whenever she comes to the city for business meetings, my aunt stays at our house.
Whenever she comes to the city for business meetings, my aunt stays at our house.
a)
Independent clause
b)
Dependent clause functioning as adjective
c)
Dependent clause functioning as adverb
d)
Prepositional phrase
6.
Explain how the BLUE portion is functioning in the sentence.
My greatest asset is that I am a hard worker.
My greatest asset is that I am a hard worker.
a)
Independent clause
b)
Dependent clause functioning as adjective
c)
Dependent clause functioning as adverb
d)
Dependent clause functioning as noun
7.
What type of word begins an adjective clause?
a)
Subordinating conjunction (AWUBIS)
b)
Coordinating conjunction (FANBOYS)
c)
Relative pronoun
d)
Preposition
8.
What type of word begins an adverb clause?
a)
Subordinating conjunction (AWUBIS)
b)
Coordinating conjunction (FANBOYS)
c)
Relative pronoun
d)
Preposition
9.
The following sentence needs to be revised for clarity: Elena called while you were taking a shower from Texas.
a)
True
b)
False
10.
The following sentence needs to be revised for clarity: Miriam ate all the noodles in the soup.
a)
True
b)
False
11.
The following sentence needs to be revised for clarity: Stormy wants the bike in the window for her birthday.
a)
True
b)
False
12.
The following sentence needs to be revised for clarity: He wrote her name on the envelope with the fountain pen.
a)
True
b)
False
13.
Which of the following sentences DOES NOT need to be revised for clarity?
a)
We saw the Grand Canyon flying home.
b)
Stuck in a scrapbook, my uncle has several old photographs.
c)
Relaxing in his armchair, Henry was reading a book about grizzly bears.
d)
Chopped into small pieces, Carl put onions in the stew.
14.
Which of the following sentences DOES NOT need to be revised for clarity?
a)
Overgrown and full of weeds, the garden needs to be taken care of.
b)
Recorded on the surveillance tape, the inspector searched for a suspect.
c)
Give the sandwich to your friend that I toasted.
d)
Shaped like a camel's head, Brenda saw a huge boulder.
15.
Choose the sentence below that best combines the following sentences for concise and clear meaning.
The circus clown juggled china plates. The circus clown rode a blue bicycle.
The circus clown juggled china plates. The circus clown rode a blue bicycle.
a)
The circus clown juggled china plates and she also rode a blue bicycle.
b)
The circus clown juggled china plates and rode a blue bicycle.
c)
While riding a blue bicycle, the circus clown juggled china plates.
d)
As she juggled china plates, the circus clown also rode a blue bicycle.
16.
Choose the sentence below that best combines the following sentences for concise and clear meaning.
David likes video games. David does not like to pay for video games.
David likes video games. David does not like to pay for video games.
a)
David does not like to pay for video games but he likes to play them.
b)
David likes video games but David does not like to pay for them.
c)
David likes video games; however, he does not like to pay for the video games.
d)
David likes video games but does not like to pay for them.
17.
Choose the sentence that is punctuated correctly.
a)
I like to eat strawberries, because they are my favorite.
b)
Strawberries are my favorite, so I eat them all the time.
c)
Strawberries are delicious but bananas are better.
d)
Strawberries and apples are both red, and sweet.
18.
Choose the sentence that is punctuated correctly.
a)
While sitting in the waiting room Veronica smiled nervously at the woman nearby, but she was startled when the nurse called her back.
b)
While sitting in the waiting room, Veronica smiled nervously at the woman nearby but she was startled when the nurse called her back.
c)
While sitting in the waiting room, Veronica smiled nervously at the woman nearby, but she was startled when the nurse called her back.
d)
While sitting in the waiting room, Veronica smiled nervously at the woman nearby, but she was startled, when the nurse called her back.
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