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English Quiz 1
Directions: Write the answers on a folder sheet. You do not need to write the questions. Number
accurately. Do your best, and good luck! (1 pt. each)
Section 1: Place commas where necessary and circle the conjunction used in each sentence.
1. Trees produce oxygen and they reduce the effects of carbon dioxide
2. Helicopters can drop chemicals to slow flames and firefighters can set up
fire lines.
3. Tiny bonsai trees may look like young plants but they are full grown.
4. Many areas in the world are covered with trees but the Arctic tundra is
treeless.
5. Moisture is absorbed and then it evaporates and falls as rain.
Section 2: Circle the letter for each correct answer.
6. Which of the following sentences has a conjunction?
a. What are the five most common trees in the United States?
b. I like black cherry trees.
c. We planted a black cherry tree, and it is doing very well.
7. Which of the following sentences uses a comma correctly?
a. Tiny bonsai trees are from Japan and they can be less than a foot tall.
b. Tiny bonsai trees are from Japan, and they can be less than a foot tall.
c. Tiny bonsai trees are from Japan and they, can be, less than a foot tall.
8. Which of the following sentences is a compound sentence?
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a. Trees absorb carbon dioxide and keep it from harming the environment.
b. Trees absorb carbon dioxide, and keep it from harming the environment.
c. Trees absorb carbon dioxide, and this absorption keeps the carbon
dioxide from harming the environment.
9. Which of the following compound sentences uses a conjunction correctly?
a. Deciduous trees lose their leaves, in the natural decaying enriches the
soil.
b. Deciduous trees lose their leaves, or the natural decaying enriches the
soil.
c. Deciduous trees lose their leaves, and the natural decaying enriches
the soil
Section 3. Circle the letter of the conjunction that best completes each
complex sentence.
10. ___________ the students arrived at the camp, they tried on spacesuits.
a. When
b. Although
c. Whether
11. He did do the bunny hop, ___________ it was difficult at first.
a. when
b. although
c. whether
Section 4: Write 1 example of each sentence structure: simple, compound, complex, and
compound complex.
12.Simple:
13. Compound:
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14. Complex:
15. Compound Complex:
Section 5: Label the independent and dependent clauses in each sentence below. At the end
of the sentence, state what type of sentence it is (simple, compound, complex, compound
complex).
16. I am extremely happy since I retired.
17. When he arrived at the airport terminal, he put down his bag and looked around him.
18. After my dog had finished her breakfast, she jumped on the couch and barked at me.
19. My dog was hungry, but she already had breakfast.
20. Many people love sunsets.