Writer's Choice Grade 7

Unit 21: Grammar Through Sentence Combining


1.	A prepositional phrase can modify a ______.
		A)	noun
		B)	pronoun
		C)	verb
		D)	all of the above


2.	An appositive identifies or explains a/an ______.
		A)	noun
		B)	verb
		C)	adjective
		D)	all of the above


3.	An adjective clause is a ______ clause.
		A)	relative
		B)	subordinate
		C)	main
		D)	none of the above


4.	Use a _______ to tie an adjective clause to a main clause.
		A)	personal pronoun
		B)	possessive pronoun
		C)	relative pronoun
		D)	none of the above


5.	An adverb clause is a ______ clause.
		A)	relative
		B)	subordinate clause
		C)	main
		D)	none of the above


6.	Use a ______ to introduce an adverb clause.
		A)	coordinating conjunction
		B)	relative conjunction
		C)	subordinating conjunction
		D)	none of the above


7.	An adverb clause can show relationships between ______.
		A)	subjects
		B)	actions
		C)	objects
		D)	all of the above


8.	If an appositive supplies information that is ______ for identifying a noun, it is NOT set off with commas.
		A)	essential
		B)	unnecessary
		C)	both A and B
		D)	none of the above


9.	______ follow the nouns that they modify.
		A)	Prepositional phrases
		B)	Adverb clauses
		C)	Adjective clauses
		D)	none of the above


10.	When an adverb clause begins a sentence, it ______.
		A)	does not require a comma
		B)	is followed by a comma
		C)	is in the wrong place
		D)	none of the above