Soph Quiz 4

College should push students to try a little harder, and it should teach them that the real

world can be, at times, relentless.

• Independent clause (IC)

• Dependent clause (DC)

• Relative clause (RC)

• Phrase (P)

College should push students to try a little harder, and it should teach them that the real

world can be, at times, relentless.

• Independent clause (IC)

• Dependent clause (DC)

• Relative clause (RC)

• Phrase (P)

My brother, who had breezed through high school, soon found that college was a different animal; he needed to read and study independently outside of class.

• Independent clause (IC)

• Dependent clause (DC)

• Relative clause (RC)

• Phrase (P)

My brother, who had breezed through high school, soon found that college was a different animal; he needed to read and study independently outside of class.

• Independent clause (IC)

• Dependent clause (DC)

• Relative clause (RC)

• Phrase (P)

Because he had breezed through high school, college came as a shock to my brother; he realized he needed to read and study independently outside of class.

• Independent clause (IC)

• Dependent clause (DC)

• Relative clause (RC)

• Phrase (P)

My brother, having breezed through high school, was shocked when college courses required him to read and study independently outside of class.

• Independent clause (IC)

• Dependent clause (DC)

• Relative clause (RC)

• Phrase (P)

Circle the letter of the sentence that is properly punctuated and contains no errors.

• A. Andrew might not speak very well, but he works harder then the others you have interviewed.

• B. Andrew might not speak very good but he works harder than the others you have interviewed.

• C. Andrew might not speak very well, but he works harder than the others you have interviewed.

• D. Andrew might not speak very well, he works harder than the others you have interviewed.

Circle the letter of the sentence that is properly punctuated and contains no errors.

• A. We should keep this secret among the three of us; if it were too become public knowledge,

  Mother would not be able to bear it.

• B. We should keep this secret between the three of us; if it were to become public knowledge,

  mother would not be able to bare it.

• C. We should keep this secret between the three of us, if it were too become public knowledge,

  mother would not be able to bear it.

• D. We should keep this secret among the three of us; if it were to become public knowledge,

  mother would not be able to bear it.

College is meant to be challenging, some politicians think that we should try to push every kid to attend a four-year university.

• Fragment (F)

• Run-on (RO)

• Correct (C)

 If college were easy. Then everyone would be able to earn a four-year degree.

• Fragment (F)

• Run-on (RO)

• Correct (C)