Introduction to complex sentences: the test

Multiple-choice exercise

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Choose the best answer for each question

  1. The sentence "I came to the party because I wanted to see her and because I wanted to meet her new husband." contains:
    1.   three independent clauses
    2.   two independent clauses and one dependent clause
    3.   one independent and one dependent clause
    4.   an independent clause and two dependent clauses
  2. In sentences with dependent or subordinating clauses linked to an independent clause,
    1.   the conjunction is independent of the clause structure
    2.   the conjunction moves with the clause
    3.   the conjunction is part of the independent clause
  3. When two independent clauses are linked with and,
    1.   their ordering never matters
    2.   their ordering always matters
    3.   their ordering sometimes matters
  4. The sentence "I was making the dinner meanwhile they watched television." is malformed probably because
    1.   the learner has not understood the meaning of the word 'meanwhile'
    2.   the learner has misused a conjunction
    3.   the learner has mistaken a conjunct for a conjunction
  5. Linking occurs
    1.   between clauses of equal value
    2.   only between independent clauses
    3.   between independent and dependent clauses
  6. Binding occurs
    1.   between an independent and dependent clause
    2.   between two dependent clauses
    3.   between two independent clauses
  7. Prepositional phrases used to bind clauses are followed by
    1.   finite verb forms
    2.   finite and non-finite verb forms
    3.   non-finite verb forms
  8. The conjunction as can be followed by
    1.   a finite verb form
    2.   a non-finite verb form
    3.   either a finite or a non-finite verb form
  9. The sentence "Were you to ask, he would probably help" is
    1.   an example of word order providing binding
    2.   an example of an ellipted conjunction
    3.   an example of an ellipted conjunct
  10. The conjunction until can be followed by
    1.   only a finite verb
    2.   a finite or non-finite verb
    3.   only a non-finite verb