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Articles and Conjunctions

Articles are short words that _________________________ a noun.

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Choose the correct article to complete the sentence.  Leave the space blank if no article is needed.

  1. I want __________ apple from that basket.
  2. __________ church on the corner is progressive.
  3. Miss Lin speaks __________ Chinese.
  4. I borrowed __________ pencil from your pile of pencils and pens.
  5. One of the students said, __________ professor is late today."
  6. Eli likes to play __________ volleyball.
  7. I bought __________ umbrella to go out in the rain.
  8. My daughter is learning to play __________ violin at her school.
  9. Please give me __________ cake that is on the counter.
  10. I lived on __________ Main Street when I first came to town.

Conjunctions are words that __________________________________________________________________________.

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Join the two independent clauses to make a compound sentence.  Use a coordinating conjunction to do so.

  1. He enjoys walking through the country. He often goes backpacking on his vacations.

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  1. He often watched TV when there were only reruns. She preferred to read instead.

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  1. I didn't know which job I wanted. I decided to wait to decide.

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Join the two independent clauses to make a complex sentence.  Use a subordinating conjunction to do so.

  1. I stayed up all night studying for my Algebra exam. I was so tired all day today.

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  1. Jerry and Elaine always go to movies together. They don’t go to movies together when Jerry is dating someone.

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  1. Mad Season is a great band. They only put out one album.

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