1.Relinquishing his or her role as commander-in-chief must be difficult for any president. A.Role, must beB. Relinquishing, must be difficultC. Relinquishing, must be 2.The treaty was signed by dignitaries from both nations. A.Treaty, was signedB. Dignitaries, was signedC. Nations, signed

3.There was nothing to fear. A.There, wasB. Nothing to fear, wasC. Nothing, was

4.People stood in line for hours. A.People, stoodB. Line, stoodC. People, stood in line

5.The notorious gunman was given a badge and made sheriff. A.Notorious gunman, wasB. Gunman, was givenC. Gunman, was

In the next set of questions, you must identify the correctly written compound or complex sentence; again there is only one correct response for each question.

6.Because he thought he had answered the question correctly; he put down his pen. A.Correct as writtenB. Because, he thought he had answered the question correctly, he put down his pen. C.Because he thought he had answered the question correctly he put down his pen. D.Because he thought he had answered the question correctly, he put down his pen.

7.Please review your answers, otherwise, you might make a careless error. A.Correct as writtenB. Please review your answers; otherwise, you might make a careless error. C.Please review your answers otherwise, you might make a careless error. D.Please review your answers, otherwise you might make a careless error.

8.He had to guess, so he got the right answer. A.Correct as writtenB. He had to guess, yet, he got the right answer. C.He had to guess, but he got the right answer.
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9.He was capable because he had been trained. A.Correct as writtenB. He was capable, because he had been trained. C.He was capable because, he had been trained.

10.Those who fled were hunted down, for they had been found guilty in a court of law. A.Correct as writtenB. Those who fled were hunted down, for, they had been found guilty in a court of law.

In the next set of questions, students will need to select the one correct response in the following series of simple, compound and complex sentences.

11.He will need to hurry, once he gets home. A.Correct as writtenB. He will need to, hurry once he gets home. C.He will need to hurry once he gets home.

12.The offensive lineman had jumped across the scrimmage line, before the opposing quarterback hiked the football. A.Correct as writtenB. The offensive lineman had jumped across the scrimmage line before the opposing quarterback hiked the football. C.The offensive lineman had jumped across the scrimmage line before, the opposing quarterback hiked the football.

13.It seemed perfectly obvious what was going on although, the senate seemed impervious to the deception it was perpetrating. A. Correct as writtenB. It seemed perfectly obvious what was going on although the senate seemed impervious to the deception it was perpetrating. C.It seemed perfectly obvious what was going on although the senate, seemed impervious to the deception it was perpetrating.

14.He refused to budge, however, it was not clear why to those who did not know him. A.Correct as writtenB. He refused to budge; however it was not clear why to those who did not know him. C.He refused to budge; however, it was not clear why to those who did not know him.

15.If he procrastinated it was because he knew what was coming. A.Correct as writtenB. If he procrastinated it was, because he knew what was coming.