____ 21. The chair was old, but it was still very comfortable.

a. old b. but c. still

____ 22. Neither Marilyn nor her brother wants to go.

a. wants to go b. to/her c. Neither/nor

____ 23. I ate a cheese sandwich and drank a glass of milk.

a. and b. ate c. glass

____ 24. The sun was hot, and there was no shade anywhere.

a. The b. and c. was

____ 25. Dad will drive you to the mall, or you can take the bus.

a. will b. you c. or

____ 26. Write the letter of the sentence that contains an interjection.

a. Aha! I caught you red-handed. b. You shouldn’t have been in my room. c. Go ahead and borrow the sweatshirt.

____ 27. Write the letter of the sentence that contains an interjection.

a. Hey! Who won the game? b. I was hoping we would win today. c. Let’s celebrate an early victory.

____ 28. Write the letter of the sentence that contains an interjection.

a. Oh, I just twisted my ankle. b. How are you going to walk back to camp? c. Please let me take a look at your ankle.

____ 29. Her mother is ____ principal of Jeffries Middle School.

____ 30. I had ____ awful headache yesterday.

____ 31. Is there ____ hardware store near here?

____ 32. Do you still have ____ book I gave you for your birthday?

____ 33. ____ man over there is my uncle.

____ 34. Let’s go to the movies ____ afternoon instead of tomorrow.

____ 35. ____ mountains across the valley certainly are spectacular.

____ 36. José hugged his new dog and said, "____ is a great dog."

____ 37. I always have trouble with this shirt because ____ buttons are hard to fasten.