Daily Language #8 Review

A complex sentence is made up of....

Which of the following is an example of a COMPLEX sentence?

Select the two words that make the prepositional phrase. We saw the new movie in theaters.

Select the one preposition. Our music program will be at the school.

Either of the two alphabets may be used in writing Serbo-Croatian, the language of Yugoslavia.

Identify the appositive: Jeremy, the marathon runner, sweated profusely during the 5K.

Which of the following is an example of a COMPLEX sentence?

The name of the word that combines the two clauses in a complex sentence is called...

Which of the following is an INDEPENDENT clause?

Select the two words that make the prepositional phrase. My sister is on the bunk above me.

Gym, my favorite class, is scheduled for today.

The wallet should be returned to me, the rightful owner.

Select the two words that make the prepositional phrase. Come sit beside me.

Select the two words that make the prepositional phrase. Mina looks to the stars at night.

Select the one preposition. We sat around the carpet.

Select the one preposition. Mrs. Lynn said we could paint after recess.

Select the two words that make the prepositional phrase. I stared at the clouds above me.

Select the one preposition. We sprinkled breadcrumbs along the river for the ducks.

Which of the following is a COMPOUND sentence?

The oil painting, a portrait of an ancestor, has been in the family since 1875.

I had to choose between two classes, computer studies and drama.

Which of the following is a DEPENDENT clause?

This is a COMPLEX sentence: When Mrs. Mac taught the lesson today, the students had fun. 

Select the one preposition. My puppy zoomed across the yard.

The damaged plane, a Boeing 727, landed safely.

Which of the following is a subordinate conjunction?

The eohippus, a small hoofed mammal, was the ancestor of the horse.

Select the one preposition. I stared at the clouds above me.

It would be hard to pet a porcupine, an animal with sharp quills.

Select the three words that make the prepositional phrase. The money is hidden in the safe!

Select the one preposition. Did you read the book about kangaroos?

Aunt Clara, my mother's sister, lives in Tennessee.