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WorksheetsAdvanced Grammar Mid-Test
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 43mins
An independent clause can stand alone by itself and expresses a complete thought.
True
False
Which sentence has a simple subject and a compound verb?
The doctors and nurses work and pray for the speedy recovery of patients.
The patients and their families stay in quarantine for two weeks.
The Health Department tracks the effects of the pandemic.
The Office of the Vice President listens to the concern of the people and helps locally-stranded individuals.
Which sentence has a compound subject and a simple verb?
The doctors and nurses work and pray for the speedy recovery of patients.
The patients and their families stay in quarantine for two weeks.
The Health Department tracks the effects of the pandemic.
The Office of the Vice President listens to the concern of the people and helps locally-stranded individuals.
Which sentence has a simple subject and a simple verb?
The soldiers marched on gallantly.
The soldiers and the general led the flag ceremony.
The general gave orders and dismissed the soldiers.
The soldiers and their general stopped and saluted to the flag.
What type of sentence is the following?
John runs in the park, but Jim likes to skate.
Simple sentence
Compound sentence
Complex sentence
Complex-compound sentence
What type of sentence is the following?
On Saturday, we ate French toast.
Simple sentence
Compound sentence
Complex sentence
Compound-complex sentence
What type of sentence is it?
Rowling had great wealth and fame, and yet he tells us in his biography that he owed the happiest hours of his life to books.
SImple sentence
Compound sentence
Complex sentence
Compound-complex sentence
When a sentence has a dependent clause and an independent clause, it is called a _____________.
simple sentence
compound sentence
complex sentence
Compound-complex sentence
What type of sentence is the following?
The Civil War lasted four years, and Abraham Lincoln made many improvements for our country.
Simple sentence
Compound sentence
Complex sentence
Compound-complex sentence
What is used to connect a dependent clause and an independent clause?
subordinating conjunction
coordinating conjunction
semicolon
colon
What is the dependent clause in this sentence?
Because I didn't do my chores, my mom grounded me for a week.
Because I didn't do my chores
Because
my mom grounded me for a week
my mom
John asked me ________________.
where was his wallet
where his wallet was
where is his wallet
where his wallet is
I don't know ________________.
how many children has he
how many children does he have
how has he many children
how many children he has
I'm not going to tell you ________________.
what you should do
what should you do
what you do should
should you do what
Identify the noun clause in the following sentence:
Dad asked the desk clerk when the museum would be open.
Dad asked the desk clerk
when the museum
when the museum would be open.
asked the desk clerk when
Identify the noun clause in the following sentence:
The problem is that we don't have all the necessary tools.
that we don't have all the necessary tools.
The problem is
that we don't
all the necessary tools
Which of the following sentences contains a noun clause:
I still need to get Ken a gift for his birthday.
Ken has not yet told me what he wants for his birthday.
Choose the best word to fill in the blank and complete the noun clause:
He asked me where __________.
did I live
do you live
I lived
that I lived
Choose the best word to fill in the blank and complete the noun clause:
There is too much noise. I can't understand what __________.
the teacher is saying
is saying the teacher
is the teacher saying
that the teacher is saying
Choose the best word to fill in the blank and complete the noun clause:
My dad gave me some advice. He said __________ eat too much.
that I shouldn't
if I shouldn't
shouldn't
when I shouldn't
Read the conversation. Imagine that Emma talks to a friend some weeks later and tells her about the conversation, using indirect speech structures (l said/told him that ...; l asked him if ...; so he said... etc). Write Emma's report. (Different answers are possible.)
EMMA : Carl, we need to talk.
CARL : I can’t talk just now, Emma.
EMMA : Well, we’d better talk soon. Would this afternoon be OK?
CARL : No, it wouldn’t.
EMMA : What are you so busy with?
CARL : I've got a lot of urgent work.
EMMA : Come on, Carl, you can’t keep avoiding things!
CARL : You’re in a bad temper today.
EMMA : Do you want to know why?
CARL : I don't think so.
Continue this:
I told Carl that we needed to talk, but he said ___________
