Part III Grammar Review

Which grammar rule is used in this sentence?

Hassan, a cookshop waiter, agreed to get a tattoo for 200 dinars.

• appositive

• series

• compound

• complex

Choose all of the correct items in this series!

Buran travelled from Baghdad to ________, to ________, and to ________.

• Tyre

• Alexandria

• Cyprus

• Dubai

Which grammar rule is used in this sentence?

Ali tried to invest in a mine expedition, but he was scammed.

• appositive

• series

• compound

• complex

Which grammar rule is used in this sentence?

When Buran returned home, she almost did not recognize her house.

• appositive

• series

• compound

• complex

Which punctuation mark is missing from this sentence?

Ironically, Amin was jealous of Nasir ​ (a)   this jealousy drove him to tamper with Nasir's horse's shoe.

• ;
• ,
• '
• :

Which punctuation mark is missing from this sentence?

Ironically, Amin was jealous of Nasir ​ (a)   this jealousy drove him to tamper with Nasir's horse's shoe.

• ;
• ,
• :
• none

Which punctuation mark is missing from this sentence?

Since Hassan is very superficial ​ (a)   it makes sense that his name translates to handsome.

• ,
• :
• ;
• none

Which is the best transition word for this sentence?

Buran did not realize the chess game was a test until later; ​ (a)   , she recognized the vault as a test right away.

• however
• so
• therefore
• because

Match the following sentences to their type.

• compound

• Because Buran was so successful, her sisters were able to get married; however, she still does not want to.

• complex

• Buran did not want to leave Tyre, but she knew she had to.

• compound-complex

• In order to keep her business going, Buran trusted Salih and Muhsin.

Which is the best THESIS STATEMENT for an essay arguing that this novel fits the characteristics of a folk tale?

• In the novel Seven Daughters and Seven Sons, the story fits the characteristics of a folk tale.

• Barbara Cohen and Bahija Lovejoy's novel is clearly a folktale as demonstrated by the evidence.

• Seven Daughters and Seven Sons by Barbara Cohen and Bahija Lovejoy is about a girl who has to dress as a man to save her family.

• In the novel Seven Daughters and Seven Sons by Barbara Cohen and Bahija Lovejoy, the story fits the characteristics of a folktale.