Identifying sentence structure review
Underline the subjects once and the verbs twice. For 1 pt Identify For 1 pt as S for simple, CP for compound, CX for complex, and CPCX for compound-complex. Circle For 1 pt all conjunctions
________The meaning of this poem is difficult to understand.
_______ Joe and his brother went fishing last weekend and caught lots of fish.
___________ John went to school, but James remained at home because he had a sore throat.
_______ Duane doesn't think he passed the test, although he studied several hours last night.
___________ Those clouds promise rain; we should hurry before we get caught in a flash flood.
________The team had won the championship last year and was determined to win it again.
_____ Since we bought our new wide-screen television, the prices have dropped dramatically.
_______ My father and mother ate too much at our family reunion.
______ Fiona became interested in long- distance running several years ago; in fact, she ran in the New York Marathon last year.
______ Sara began planning her summer vacation in December.
_______ Because I left the play early, I missed the surprise ending.
_______ Tanya was invited to a party, so she wants to buy a new outfit.
_______ Caught with the evidence, Karen confessed.
________ You must have tenacity if you intend to learn how to play the guitar.
______ For Halloween, each of the children had dressed up as a different Disney character; however, not one of them had dressed up as Mickey Mouse.
_______ The company that contacted us by phone happens to have a bad reputation.
_______ Some of the books in the library will be given to charity.
_______ Don’t give up; you can do it.
__________ Those clouds promise rain; we should hurry before we get caught in a flash flood.
_______ Rodney is not only ambitious but hard- working as well.
________ After Alison finished playing the video game, she shut down the computer.
_____ Because of rain, the baseball game was postponed.
_____ After the hurricane, many of the offices needed new carpeting.
______ I may not understand why the economy is hurting, but I do know that something needs to be done.
_______ Diagramming sentences is not as difficult as some people make it out to be.