Sentence Structure Quiz

Question 1

What is a simple sentence?

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A sentence with one independent clause

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A short sentence

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A sentence with no adjectives

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A sentence with a single word

Question 2

What is a compound sentence?

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Two independent clauses joined by a conjunction or semicolon

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A sentence with many adjectives

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A sentence with a subordinate clause

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A very long sentence

Question 3

What is a complex sentence?

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An independent clause joined with one or more dependent clauses

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A long or complicated sentence

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A sentence with multiple subjects

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A sentence using technical language

Question 4

Identify the type: 'She sang, and he danced.'

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Compound

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Simple

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Complex

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Compound-complex

Question 5

What is a dependent clause?

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A clause that cannot stand alone as a sentence

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A clause that can stand alone as a sentence

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A clause with no verb

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A clause that comes at the end of a sentence

Question 6

Identify the subject and predicate in: 'The old man walked slowly.'

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Subject: The old man; Predicate: walked slowly

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Subject: man; Predicate: walked

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Subject: The old man walked; Predicate: slowly

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Subject: old; Predicate: man walked slowly

Question 7

What is a sentence fragment?

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An incomplete sentence that lacks a subject or verb

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A very short sentence

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A sentence with a spelling error

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A sentence with one clause

Question 8

What is a run-on sentence?

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Two independent clauses incorrectly joined without proper punctuation

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A very long sentence

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A sentence that continues for many lines

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A sentence with too many adjectives

Question 9

Which sentence is complex?

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I went home because I was tired.

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I went home.

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I went home, but she stayed.

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I went home and slept.

Question 10

What is a subordinating conjunction?

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A word that introduces a dependent clause

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A word that joins equal clauses

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A word that replaces a noun

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A word that modifies a verb

Question 11

What is passive voice?

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When the subject is acted upon, not doing the action

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A quiet, gentle tone of writing

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A sentence without a verb

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A formal type of writing

Question 12

Identify the type: 'Although it was cold, she went swimming because she loved it.'

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Compound-complex

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Simple

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Compound

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Complex

Question 13

What is a relative clause?

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A clause starting with a relative pronoun (who, which, that)

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A clause about family members

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A clause that comes first in a sentence

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A clause with no verb

Question 14

What does 'parallel structure' mean in a sentence?

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Using the same grammatical form for items in a list or paired elements

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Using the same sentence structure twice

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Repeating the same sentence exactly

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Writing two sentences of the same length

Question 15

What is a compound-complex sentence?

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A sentence with at least two independent clauses and one dependent clause

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A long sentence with many clauses

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Two complex sentences joined together

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A simple sentence with many phrases

Question 16

What is an appositive?

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A noun or phrase that renames the noun beside it

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The opposite of a noun

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A negative statement

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A type of verb phrase

Question 17

Which of these is a declarative sentence?

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The sun is shining.

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Close the door.

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Is it raining?

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What a beautiful day!

Question 18

What is a clause?

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A group of words with a subject and a verb

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A type of punctuation mark

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A single word that acts as a sentence

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A joining word

Question 19

Identify the direct object: 'The teacher marked the essays carefully.'

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essays

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teacher

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marked

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carefully

Question 20

What effect do short, punchy sentences create in writing?

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They create pace, emphasis, and tension

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They show the writer is uneducated

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They slow the reader down

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They are only appropriate in children's writing