Sentence Structure
Clauses
Parts of Speech
Verb Tense
Parts of a Sentence
100
Which is a run-on sentence? A. Meredith, Joe, and Josh went to the store to buy food for dinner. B. We’ve always wanted to go skiing in the mountains we went last year. C. Because the students worked hard, everyone was rewarded with a party. D. Every time the ice cream truck goes by, Alex runs home for his money.
What is B?
100
Even though we went to the dance, we decided not to participate in the "Cupid Shuffle." What is the adverb clause in the above sentence?
What is "even though we went to the dance"?
100
In the sentence below, which pronoun would BEST replace the underlined words? Jamie and Robin went to the park to have a picnic. Sample A. They B. Their C. Them D. Themselves
What is a. They
100
What is the correct verb form to complete the sentence below? She had _______________ so much that her own aunt didn’t recognize her. A. grow B. growed C. grew D. grown
What is D. grown?
100
Which word is the subject of the sentence below? Bradley, my older brother, works as a messenger and delivers packages by bike.
What is Bradley?
200
Which of the following is a declarative sentence? A. I will run for elected office every year until I win. B. Run around the track ten times. C. Visit the museum, and write an essay on one of the exhibits. D. The sun is up, the humidity is down, and I could not feel better!
What is A?
200
I am a dependent clause and I am introduced by a relative pronoun.
What is an adjective clause?
200
Among all of his trains, the large engine was his favorite. In the sentence above, what part of speech is the word large?
What is an adjective?
200
What is the present perfect tense of the verb walk?
What is have/has walked?
200
The shepherd guarded his flock through the night. In the sentence above, what part of speech is the word flock?
What is noun?
300
Which is a sentence fragment? A. Bob and Mary are best friends. B. My dog’s favorite toy is broken. C. When I woke up on Monday morning. D. Tomorrow is my mom’s forty-seventh birthday.
What is C?
300
I express a complete thought and can stand alone.
What is an independent clause?
300
When she is angry, you will think you hear screeching tires. Which part of speech is the word when?
What is a conjunction?
300
We will see the movie on next Friday. What is the tense of the verb in this sentence?
What is future tense?
300
Which sentence contains a compound predicate? A. Antonio likes to play the piano for the school choir. B. Kristin and Eric went fishing in the lake near their house. C. Cyndi went to the store, bought some milk, and walked back home. D. Jennifer and Melissa take the bus to school every morning at 7:00 A.M.
What is C?
400
A quiet hush enveloped me as I slowly stepped through the big doors. It was very quiet. People whispered. Feet shuffled. Heads were bowed. In concentrated reading. Papers rustled as pages were turned. The occasional staccato stamping of books by the librarian was the only audible sound. The library was a world unto itself. Which group of words from this passage is a sentence fragment? A. People whispered. B. Feet shuffled. C. Heads were bowed. D. In concentrated reading.
What is D?
400
The boy threw the rock at the girl as she walked away from him. Identify the independent clause in the sentence above.
What is "the girl threw the rock at the girl"?
400
What is the demonstrative pronoun in the sentence below? This is the best piece of cake I have ever had!
What is this?
400
Identify the verb and its tense in the sentence below. There is only one name left on the list.
What is is and present?
400
Which words are the simple subject and simple predicate of the sentence below? The grizzly bear, a large animal with a fierce reputation, feeds mostly on berriesm roots and nuts that it finds in the wild. A. fierce/reputation B. animal/feeds C. grizzly bear/feeds D. it/finds
What is B?
500
The package is too heavy to carry all the way to the car. Which type of sentence is shown above? A. simple B. complex C. compound D. compound-complex
What is A?
500
Adverb clauses are introduced by what kind of words?
What are subordinating conjunctions?
500
Which part of speech can show state of being?
What is a verb?
500
Which is the correct verb form to complete the sentence below? The items on the menu were ________ by a French chef. A. choose B. choosed C. chose D. chosen
What is D.
500
Which word in the sentence below is the object of a preposition? Mrs. Little Feather will choose the lead actors during the rehearsal. A. choose B. actors C. during D. rehearsal
What is D?
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