EXERSRCISE (Skills 5-6) : Each of the following sentences contains more than

one clause. Underline the subject once and the verb twice. Circle the connectors.
Then indicate if the sentences are correct (C) or Incorrect (I)

I 1. The lawyer presented a strong case, but the client was still found guilty
Eraser comma / No comma(,) Double verb / have-
two verb

I 2. After the children read some stories before they went to bed
Include two connectors

I 3. The report needed to be completed, the workers stayed late every night-
fo a week .
No connectors Even Though

c 4. if you do not turn on the lights, you will trip in the dark.

I 5. A thick fog came rolling, so planes unable to land

No verb Are
Eraser comma / No comma(,)

c 6. All of the shoes are on sale until the current stock is gone.

I 7. The ship leaving the dock even though some passenger were not on
board. No verb was

c
8. The outline must be turned in to the teacher a week before the paper is
due, and must approve it

I 9. Because the food was cold when it was served the diners sent it back to
the kitchen
No comma(,)

I 10. You shold show down while you are driving, or the police, pull your car
over.
EXERSRCISE (Skills 5-6): Choose the letter of the word or group of words that
best completes the sentence.
1. A spacecraft is freed from friction after it is launched into space.
2. Lobsters blend with their surroundings, or they hide in crevices for
protection
3. While the shoulder is a ball-and-socket joint, the elbow is a simple hinge
joint
4. A car has several sections with moving parts, and good lubrication of those
parts is essential.
5. Bears cannot see well because they have small eyes.
6. A land bridge existed at the Isthmu of panama, so animals were able to
migrate between North and south Amerika
7. Although the Empire State Building is mostly made of granite, it also
contains come human-made materials.
8. Pressure differences make the eardrum vibrate as sound waves enter the ear
9. An optical microscope magnifies as much as 2,000 times, but an electron
microscope can magnify as much as a million times.
10. If scientific estimates are accurate, the Canon Diablo collided with the Earth
about 20,000 years ago
EXERCISE (Skills 7-8) : Each of the following sentences contains more than one
clause. Underline the subject once and the verb twice. Circle the connectors. Then
indicate if the sentences are correct (C) or Incorrect (I)
I 1. It doubleful wheter he will pass the test or not
No Verb

I 2. The group discussed who he should reveice the prize

Double Connector
c 3. it is not certain why the class was cancelled

c 4. I will do what does it need to be done

c 5. We forgot when did the movie start

c 6. I would like to ask if you could me over for dinner this weekend

I 7. The Children knew which the best game to play

No Verb
I 8. The advisor informed her that needed to add another class
No Subject
c 9. He saw who took the money

I 10. It is unclear how window got broken

No Verb
EXERSRCISE (Skills 1-8): Choose the letter of the word or group of words that
best completes the sentence.
1. Air near the equation has a faster west-to-east motion than air farther from
the equator
2. About 4000 a.c., humans discovered that metals could be obtained from
special rocks called ores.
3. DNA degrades quickly after an animal dies.
4. Improvement aerodynamic design has contributed greatly to reducing
resistance to motion
5. The southern part of Frorida is much warmer in the winter than the northern
part, so more tourists flock to the south.
6. The Moon’s gravity pulls water on the near side of the Earth toward the
Moon, and this is what causes tides to occur.
7. As glaciers move, they pic up fragments of rock which become frozen into
the base of the ice.
8. The tape measure fist evolved from the measuring chains used by
Egyptians.
9. A typical Atlantic hurricane starts as a low pressure system near Africa
coasts
10. Ii is not clear whether the subdivisions of the neocortex are individual units.