1 It was a________decision to quit her job and start her own business.

A brave B bravery C happy D happiness

2 we________the channel yesterday.

A cross B crosses

C crossed D crossing

3 the children_______their homework when I got home

A were doing B are doing

C was doing D is doing

4 I can't stand people who are ________to animals

A good B cruel

C kind D happy

5 When the fire started I______television

A watch B watched

C were warching

D was watching

6 When I_______breakfast, the phone suddenly________

A was having- rang

B was having- rings

C were having-rang

D were having-rings

7 As I spoke, the children______at my cleverness

A laugh B laughing

C laughed D were laughing

8 There was_______combat between the two sides

A gentle B faithful

C fierce D calm

9 The audience______until he fell off the stage

A applaude B was applauding

C applauding

D were applauding

10 If i ____a lot money, I would share it with you

A have B has C had D having

II use the given words to write the complete compound sentences

1 She/want/play tennis,/but/he/want/play basketball

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2 Family/move into/new house,/and/neighbours/welcom them/warm

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3 We/go/movies/tonight,/or/we/just hang out/home.

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4 Neither/he/need/go,/nor/he/want/go.

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5 Either/I/pick you up,/or/you/get a ride home/your father

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6 Jen/not enjoy/play;/as a result,/she/not recommend it.

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7 I absolutely/love/sing;/on the other hand,/my sister/hate it.

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III use the given conjunctions or conjunctive adverbs in the box to complete the following compound sentences

|or |and | therefore| |otherwise| and| |besides| however|but so |meanwhile|

1 I left my bag on the bus;_______I did not have a pencil

2 I don't really need new shoes;_______they cost too much anyway

3 Alex likes to fish,_______he is going fishing on friday

4 She is going to the store,_______she is going to the mall

5 Sarah walked to class,_______kevin ran

6 I am trying to get my homework done;________my sister gets to play outside

7 I fell out of the bed,_________mom came to chack on me

8 The dog buried his bone,______the cat sniffed around it

9 I was late;______the class had not started

10 You should pick up the paper that you dropped on the floor_________we might all get in trouble

Writing

I use the given words to write the complete compound sentences

1 She/want/play tennis,/but/ he/want/play basketball.

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2 Family/move into/new house,/and/neighbours/welcom them/warm.

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3 We/go/movies/tonight,/or/we/just hang out/home

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4 Neither/he/need/go,/nor/he/want/go.

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5 Either/I/pick you up,/or/you/get aride home/your father.

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6 Jen/not enjoy/play;/as a result,/she/not recommend it.

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7 I absolutely/love/sing;/on the other hand,/my sister/hate it.

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8 I/make/cake;/my sister/decorate it.

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9 She/be/most qualified candidate,/so/we/give her/job.

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10 I/would love/travel more,but/I just/not have/time.

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II use the subordinating conjunction given in the bracket to combine the following pairs of pairs of sentences to make complex sentences

1 Linda came up.We were talking about her.(WHILE)

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2 She knows he is wrong.She will not admit it.( ALTHOUGH)

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3 you want to be believed.You must tell the truth.(IF)

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4 It would be foolish to set out.It is raining heavily.(BECAUSE)

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5 I went to work.I started feeling better.(ONCE)

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II ldentify the following sentences are Simple , Complex or compound Sentences

1 __________Since it's hard to resist a sunny day , some teachers hold class outside!

2 __________I would have gotten the promotion, but my attendance wasn't good enough

3 __________ Jance waited for the train

4___________She forgot to give the teacher her homework when she came late to class

5___________The teacher asked for his homework after she noticed it missing

6___________Everyonce was busy , so l went to the movie alone 7____________Linda and Kate took the bus

8_____________I looked for john and David at the train station

9___________Cats are good pets, for they are clean and are quiet

10__________ The students studied very hard because they knew the test would be difficult

I choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the others

1 A happiness B homework

C honour D hungry

2 A dead B leader

C feast D heating

3 A thorn B thong C there D theatre

4 A shunt B gutter C uptown D tutorial

5 A slippery B sure C simply D singer

II choose the word whose main streessd syllable is placed differently from that of the others in each group

1 A breakfast B country C divorce D promise

2 A horrible B computer

C intention D exciting

3 A company B athletics C century D currency

4 A satellite B powerful C volunteer D relevant

5 A constancy B confidence C humorous D teachnical