Mid-Term Test - ENG 230

"At, on, of, in" are called as

• a. Adverb
• b. Adjective
• c. Preposition
• d. Verb

Which of the following statement is true?

• a. The sentence and the clause are not the same thing
• b. The sentence and the clause are not the same thing, but express a complete thought
• c. The sentence and the clause are the same thing expressing a complete thought
• d. The sentence does not express a complete thought

Which of the following statement is true about a sentence?

• a. A sentence contains only one clause.
• b. A sentence contains one or more clauses.
• c. It’s not compulsory for a sentence to have subject & predicate
• d. It’s compulsory for a sentence to have one subject & one predicate

“For, and, nor, but, or, yet, so” are called as:

• a. Conjunctive adverbs
• b. Coordinating conjunctions
• c. Subordinate conjunctions
• d. Dependent conjunctions

How do we put punctuations when we use a conjunctive adverb in a sentence?

• a. Comma - before conjunctive adverb and comma after conjunctive adverb
• b. Semicolon - before conjunctive adverb and semicolon after conjunctive adverb
• c. Comma - before conjunctive adverb and semicolon after conjunctive adverb
• d. Semicolon - before conjunctive adverb and comma after conjunctive adverb

Which of the following statement is true about a complex sentence?

• a. A complex sentence is a sentence that contains two independent clauses
• b. A complex sentence is a sentence that contains one independent clause and one or more subordinate clauses
• c. A complex sentence is a sentence that contains one independent clause and one subordinate clause
• d. A complex sentence is a sentence that contains two dependent clauses

Which of the following statement is true about a compound-complex sentence?

• a. A compound-complex sentence has more than one independent clause and more than one dependent clause.
• b. A compound-complex sentence has one independent clause and at least one dependent clause.
• c. A compound-complex sentence has more than one independent clause and one dependent clause.
• d. A compound-complex sentence has more than one independent clause and at least one dependent clause.

______ he worked hard all year long, he wasn’t able to buy his father an expensive gift. a. Since b. Because c. *Even though d. Unless

• a. Since
• b. Because
• c. Even though
• d. Unless

You can not borrow my car _______ you agree to be very careful with it.

• a. Unless
• b. So that
• c. Until
• d. Because

Stay in the car ________ I go into the store. I'll be right back.

• a. While
• b. Even though
• c. Because
• d. So that