Diagramming Practice Test

Developmental Writing II

The real one will be a smidgen harder.

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1) St. Charles County Community College, which has grown tremendously, will close for the millennium.

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2) My cute, fuzzy, and fat chinchilla licked his whiskers.

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3) After my cat woke from its nap, he obviously wanted to play.
                                                                    
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4) Rarely, we saw an awesome concert like Phish.

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5) David Lemke, a computer genius, helped me to buy a computer.                                                                                                       
                                                                                                     
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6) The litter box was cleaned by his owner on Monday, but the cat quickly made another mess in it.

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7) Begging for food at every time of day is one reason for its enormous size.

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8) The children to be taught at the school may become sleepy during a boring lesson.                                                                                                                                         
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9) I understand that we should select a representative from our group.

                                                               
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10) Waiting impatiently in the chair, the overfed cat cried for more food.

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