Chapters 13, 14 and 15 Prepositions, Conjunctions, and Interjections


1	Up is ________ in the following sentence. The computer line was placed up the wall.
		A)	a conjunction
		B)	an adverb
		C)	a preposition


2	Up is ________ in the following sentence. The gasoline station reportedly was blown up by terrorists.
		A)	a conjunction
		B)	an adverb
		C)	a preposition


3	For is a preposition when it is followed by ________.
		A)	a noun or a pronoun object
		B)	an independent clause


4	In the following sentence, at is ________. Where are the graphic artists at?
		A)	a sentence ending that should embarrass you
		B)	an infinitive
		C)	a preposition


5	In the following sentence, but is a ________. Everyone but the publisher received a salary increase.
		A)	conjunction
		B)	preposition
		C)	conjunctive adverb


6	In the following sentence, therefore is ________. The game went into overtime; therefore, the reporter missed the deadline.
		A)	a parenthetical adverb
		B)	a conjunctive adverb
		C)	an interjection


7	In the following sentence, well is ________. "Well," she said, "I don't think I want that job."
		A)	a parenthetical adverb
		B)	a conjunctive adverb
		C)	an interjection


8	Conjunctions can join ________.
		A)	words
		B)	phrases
		C)	clauses
		D)	all three are correct


9	Coordinating conjunctions join words or sentence parts that are ________.
		A)	equal
		B)	unequal


10	Subordinating conjunctions join sentence parts that are ________.
		A)	equal
		B)	unequal


11	Correlative conjunctions are used ________.
		A)	to join independent clauses
		B)	to join dependent clauses
		C)	in pairs


12	Subordinating conjunctions are used frequently at the beginning of ________.
		A)	dependent clauses
		B)	independent clauses
		C)	prepositional phrases


13	If you remove a subordinating conjunction from the remaining words in its clause, what is left will be ________.
		A)	a dependent clause
		B)	an independent clause


14	A clause that contains a subordinating conjunction may come ________.
		A)	at the beginning of a sentence
		B)	in the middle of a sentence
		C)	near the end of a sentence
		D)	all three are correct


15	A conjunctive adverb joins ________.
		A)	two dependent clauses
		B)	two independent clauses
		C)	one dependent and one independent clause

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