5. While she pretended to be sleep walking, Alice rifled the pockets of her guests coats.
          a. subordinating conjunction     b. predicate adjective      c. adjective      d. preposition

6. Betty seemed very angry that we were in her office.
     a. adjective      b. preposition      c. subordinating conjunction      d. adverb

7. She will neither go to movies nor will she watch television.
     a. correlative conjunction      b. coordinating conjunction      c. subordinating conjunction      d. adjective

8. Most people have trouble understanding those complicated ideas.
     a. adverb      b. predicate adjective      c. adjective      d. conjunctive adverb

9. The student tucked her pet frog inside the desk and prayed it wouldn't croak.
     a. adjective      b. preposition      c. subordinating conjunction      d. coordinating conjunction

10. The puppy settled into his new home because it was warm and dry.
     a. conjunctive adverb      b. subordinating conjunction      c. coordinating conjunction      d. preposition

11. Your friend sounds quite pleased with her new job at the White House.
     a. preposition      b. coordinating conjunction      c. subordinating conjunction      d. adverb

12. We don't believe Bob when he says that lying is his best attribute.
     a. adjective      b. preposition      c. subordinating conjunction      d. coordinating conjunction

13. After dessert, she cheered.
     a. adverb      b. preposition      c. subordinating conjunction      d. adjective

14. Alexandra hesitated too long before taking the medication from her patient.
     a. adverb      b. adjective      c. coordinating conjunction      d. preposition

15. Irritated with his staff, the boss barked, "Put your boots on, and march around the compound."
          a. adverb      b. adjective      c. coordinating conjunction      d. preposition

16. The book that we read this month was not compelling.
          a. adverb      b. predicate adjective      c. adjective      d. preposition

17. They knew that the author of the article was disliked among his peers.
     a. correlative conjunction      b. coordinating conjunction      c. subordinating conjunction      d. adjective

18. He does not like vegetables nor does he like berries.
     a. coordinating conjunction      b. preposition      c. subordinating conjunction      d. adjective

19. He is standing under the blue awning.
     a. predicate adjective      b. conunctive adverb      c. adverb      d. preposition

20. The athlete picked to win the championship went to school at Oregon.
     a. predicate adjective      b. adjective      c. adverb      d. preposition

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