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Subjects Once and The Verbs Twice. Circle The Connectors. Then Indicate If The Sentences Are Correct (C) or Incorrect (I)

This document contains exercises about identifying different types of sentences and adding punctuation. It provides examples of simple, compound, complex, and compound-complex sentences. It also gives practice identifying subjects, verbs, and conjunctions in sentences, and adding commas around coordinating conjunctions and items in a series.

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Subjects Once and The Verbs Twice. Circle The Connectors. Then Indicate If The Sentences Are Correct (C) or Incorrect (I)

This document contains exercises about identifying different types of sentences and adding punctuation. It provides examples of simple, compound, complex, and compound-complex sentences. It also gives practice identifying subjects, verbs, and conjunctions in sentences, and adding commas around coordinating conjunctions and items in a series.

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EXERCISE 1: Each of the following sentences contains more than one clause.

Underline the
subjects once and the verbs twice. Circle the connectors. Then indicate if the sentences
are correct (C) or incorrect (I).

____C____ 1. The software should be used on a laptop computer, and this computer is a laptop.

____I____ 2. The rain clouds can be seen in the distance, but no has fallen.

The second sentence missing the subject. It should be “but no rain has fallen”

____I____ 3. They are trying to sell their house, it has been on the market for two months.

The second sentence should add a conjunction “and it has been…”

____I____ 4. So the quality of the print was not good, I changed the typewriter ribbon.

The conjunction should be in a second clause. “The quality…., so I changed…”

____C___ 5. The lifeguard will warn you about the riptides, or she may require you to get out of the
water.

____I____ 6. You should have finished the work yesterday, yet is not close to being finished today.

The second sentence missing the subject. It should be “yet it is not…”

____C____ 7. The phone rang again and again, so the receptionist was not able to get much work done.

____C____ 8. The missing wallet was found, but the cash and credit cards had been removed.

____I____ 9. Or you can drive your car for another 2,000 miles, you can get it fixed.

The conjunction should be in a second clause. “You can drive…, or you can get…”

____I____ 10. The chemist was awarded the Nobel Prize, he flew to Europe to accept it.

The second clause should add a conjunction. “The chemist…, so he flew…”

EXERCISE 2: State which of the following sentences are compound and which are complex.
1. The house was destroyed in the fire, but the whole family was saved. (Compound Sentence)
2. Walking through the wood, he saw a fox that was following him. (Complex Sentence)
3. If I do not get this job, I will start a business. (Complex Sentence)
4. He said that he was so disappointed that he would not try again. (Complex Sentence)
5. The men who rule the world with their pens are mightier than those who rule the world with
their swords. (Complex Sentence)
6. The evil that men do lives after them. (Complex Sentence)
7. All that glitters is not gold. (Complex Sentence)
8. Neither the color nor the design of this cloth appeals to me. (Compound Sentence)

EXERCISE 3: Decide the type (Simple, Compound, Complex, Compound-Complex) of


sentence in the following sentence.

1. Complex
2. Compound
3. Complex
4. Compound-complex
5. Compound-complex
6. Compound
7. Compound
8. Compound-complex
9. Compound
10. Compound

PRACTICE 4: Using AND, BUT, OR, and SO. Directions: Choose the correct completion.
1. So
2. And
3. But
4. Or
5. And
6. So
7. But
8. Or
PRACTICE 5: Using AND, BUT, and OR. Directions: Add commas where appropriate.

1. I talked to Amy for a long time, but she didn't listen. (no change)
2. I talked to Tom for a long time and asked him many questions. (no change)
3. Please call Jane, or Ted. (add , before conjunction or)
4. Please call Jane and Ted. (no change)
5. Please call Jane, Ted, or Anna. (add commas after Jane and commas before conjunction or)
6. Please call Jane, Ted, and Anna. (add commas after Jane and Ted)
7. I waved at my friend, but she didn't see me. (add commas before a conjuction but)
8. I waved at my friend and she waved back. (no change)
9. I waved at my friend and smiled at her. (no change)
10. Was the test hard or easy? (no change)
11. My test was short and easy, but Ali's test was hard. (add commas before conjunction but)

EXERCISE 6: Add commas where necessary.


1. I opened the door and walked into the room. (no commas)
2. I opened the door, walked into the room, and sat down at my desk. (no change)
3. Their flag is green and black. (no commas)
4. Their flag is green, black, and yellow.
5. Tom ate a sandwich and drank a glass of juice. (no commas)
6. Tom made a sandwich, poured a glass of juice, and sat down to eat his lunch.
7. Ms. Parker is intelligent, friendly, and kind.
8. Mr. Parker is grouchy and unhappy. (no commas)
9. Did you bring copies of the annual report for Sue, Dan, Joe, and Mary?
10. I always read the newspaper and watch the TV news in the morning. (no commas)
11. Can you watch television, listen to the radio, and read the newspaper at the same time?
12. Doctors save lives and relieve suffering. (no commas)
13. Doctors save lives, relieve suffering, and cure diseases.
14. The restaurant served a five-course dinner: soup fish, entree salad, and dessert.
15. I had fish and a salad for dinner last night. (no commas)

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