Grade 12 Grammar Final Test

Choose the compound-complex sentence.

• The center of town has changed since we moved away.

• I know the road to the beach, but I still got lost.

• Without anyone noticing, an unusual event occurred last week, but it came to light today.

• Since we are ready to begin, I will set the table, and Scott will serve the food.

Choose the compound sentence.

• Hansel and Gretel walked through the door and into a small room.

• The roaring fire warmed the room, yet I shivered.

• The fire spread because of the wind.

• The toddler stomped her feet and began to cry.

Choose the answer that corrects the fragment.

• After searching for an hour, the cat found under the table.

• Under the table, the cat was finally found.

• Unable to find the cat under the table.

• The cat, which we finally found under the table.

Choose the fragment.

• He ate at the diner.

• Whoever she saw at the party.

• Max found it.

• Finish quickly.

Choose the answer that is NOT a run-on sentence.

• Julia and Randy play tennis several times a week they both are on the tennis team.

• Julia and Randy play tennis several times a week, they are both on the tennis team.

• Julia and Randy play tennis several times a week and they are both on the tennis team.

• Julia and Randy play tennis several times a week. They are both on the tennis team.

Choose the sentence in which a semicolon is needed or is incorrectly placed.

• The committee was unhappy with the decision, nevertheless; they understood why it had been made.

• Ben struggled up the steep, rocky hill; when he reached the top, Ben collapsed.

• The clipper ship, battered by the vicious storm, fought a losing battle; the main mast, weakened by the winds, broke.

• Yesterday my brother ate a pear, an apple, and a banana.

Choose the sentence in which a colon is needed or is incorrectly placed.

• On the island of Hawaii: known as 'Big Island,' you can visit Punaluu Black Sand Beach.

• Be sure to have these documents: tickets, passport, visa, driver's license.

• Our textbook is entitled World History: Connections to Today.

• The coach's explanation was simple and direct: The team had decided to try to rebuild by using the younger players.

Identify the type of noun underlined in the sentence.
Cecily and Mark play violin in the school orchestra.

• abstract

• proper

• compound

• collective

Choose the part of speech of the underlined word in the sentence.

Charlie went on a wild goose chase after the rabbit.

• noun

• verb

• adjective

• adverb

Choose the coordinating conjunction in the sentence.

Before lunch, I had some time, so I went to the library.

• Before

• some

• so

• to