1. Identifying sentence structure review

2. 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

3. ________The meaning of this poem is difficult to understand.

4. _______ Joe and his brother went fishing last weekend and caught lots of fish.

5. ___________ John went to school, but James remained at home because he had a sore throat.

6. _______ Duane doesn't think he passed the test, although he studied several hours last night.

7. ___________ Those clouds promise rain; we should hurry before we get caught in a flash flood.

8. ________The team had won the championship last year and was determined to win it again.

9. _____ Since we bought our new wide-screen television, the prices have dropped dramatically.

10. _______ My father and mother ate too much at our family reunion.

11. ______ Fiona became interested in long- distance running several years ago; in fact, she ran in the New York Marathon last year.

12. ______ Sara began planning her summer vacation in December.

13. _______ Because I left the play early, I missed the surprise ending.

14. _______ Tanya was invited to a party, so she wants to buy a new outfit.

15. _______ Caught with the evidence, Karen confessed.

16. ________ You must have tenacity if you intend to learn how to play the guitar.

17. ______ 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.

18. _______ The company that contacted us by phone happens to have a bad reputation.

19. _______ Some of the books in the library will be given to charity.

20. _______ Don’t give up; you can do it.

21. __________ Those clouds promise rain; we should hurry before we get caught in a flash flood.

22. _______ Rodney is not only ambitious but hard- working as well.

23. ________ After Alison finished playing the video game, she shut down the computer.

24. _____ Because of rain, the baseball game was postponed.

25. _____ After the hurricane, many of the offices needed new carpeting.

26. ______ I may not understand why the economy is hurting, but I do know that something needs to be done.

27. _______ Diagramming sentences is not as difficult as some people make it out to be.