8 Parts of Speech
Which of the following is a verb?
a) Quickly
b) Run
c) Apple
d) Beautiful
b) Run
Which sentence is correct?
a) The dog run fast.
b) The dogs runs fast.
c) The dog runs fast.
d) The dog running fast.
c) The dog runs fast.
Which of the following is a compound sentence?
a) She likes to read, but she doesn't like to write.
b) I went to the store and bought some milk.
c) He played soccer after school.
d) They are happy because they passed the test.
a) She likes to read, but she doesn't like to write.
Which of the following is a complete simple sentence?
A. Running through the park.
B. The cat slept on the couch.
C. After the rain stopped.
D. While eating lunch.
B. The cat slept on the couch.
Which of the following is a run-on sentence?
A. I love pizza. It’s my favorite food.
B. I love pizza it’s my favorite food.
C. I love pizza, and it’s my favorite food.
D. Because I love pizza, I eat it often.
B. I love pizza it’s my favorite food.
Which word in the sentence is an adjective?
"The tall building stood in the middle of the busy city."
a) Tall
b) Building
c) Middle
d) City
a) Tall
Choose the correct sentence:
a) The team are playing well.
b) The team is playing well.
c) The teams is playing well.
d) The teams are playing well.
b) The team is playing well.
In the sentence, "I wanted to go to the park, but it started raining," what is the coordinating conjunction?
a) Wanted
b) Park
c) But
d) Started
c) But
Choose the sentence fragment below.
A. We played soccer after school.
B. The girl with the red jacket.
C. My brother made pancakes.
D. They walked to the store together.
B. The girl with the red jacket.
What is a comma splice?
A. A sentence without a subject
B. Two complete sentences joined with a comma
C. A sentence with too many commas
D. A question with no punctuation
B. Two complete sentences joined with a comma
Which of the following words is a preposition?
a) Under
b) Quiet
c) Dance
d) Happily
Which sentence is correct?
a) Everyone are invited to the party.
b) Everyone is invited to the party.
c) Every one is invited to the party.
d) Every one are invited to the party.
b) Everyone is invited to the party.
Which of the following is a complex sentence?
a) I like ice cream, so I eat it often.
b) She finished her homework, then she played outside.
c) After we eat dinner, we will watch a movie.
d) The dog is barking loudly, and the cat is hiding.
c) After we eat dinner, we will watch a movie.
Which sentence is a fragment because it's missing a subject?
A. Flew over the mountains at sunrise.
B. The plane flew over the mountains.
C. They flew over the mountains in a small jet.
D. Birds flew quickly in the morning sky.
A. Flew over the mountains at sunrise.
Which of the following sentences contains a comma splice?
A. She went to the store, she bought some apples.
B. She went to the store; she bought some apples.
C. She went to the store because she needed apples.
D. She went to the store and bought apples.
A. She went to the store, she bought some apples.
In the sentence, "She was tired, but she kept working," what is the conjunction?
a) She
b) Was
c) But
d) Kept
c) But
Which of the following sentences is correct?
a) Either John or Mark are going to the concert.
b) Either John or Mark is going to the concert.
c) Either John or Mark goes to the concert.
d) Either John or Mark will going to the concert.
b) Either John or Mark is going to the concert.
Which of the following is a compound sentence formed from these two ideas:
I finished my homework.
I went to bed early.
a) I finished my homework, and I went to bed early.
b) Although I finished my homework, I went to bed early.
c) I finished my homework because I went to bed early.
d) I went to bed early when I finished my homework.
a) I finished my homework, and I went to bed early.
Rewrite this fragment to make it a complete sentence:
Fragment: Because the power went out. _____________________________________________________________
We couldn’t watch TV because the power went out.
Fix the comma splice in this sentence:
"Tom finished his homework, he played video games."
There are several correct ways to fix this:
Tom finished his homework. He played video games. (Use a period.)
Tom finished his homework, and he played video games. (Add a coordinating conjunction.)
Tom finished his homework; he played video games. (Use a semicolon.)
In the sentence "She runs quickly to the store," identify the noun, verb, and adverb.
a) Noun: She, Verb: Runs, Adverb: Quickly
b) Noun: Store, Verb: Runs, Adverb: Quickly
c) Noun: Store, Verb: She, Adverb: Quickly
d) Noun: Store, Verb: Quickly, Adverb: She
a) Noun: She, Verb: Runs, Adverb: Quickly
Which sentence is correct?
a) The audience are clapping loudly.
b) The audience is clapping loudly.
c) The audience were clapping loudly.
d) The audience be clapping loudly.
b) The audience is clapping loudly.
Which sentence contains both an independent clause and a dependent clause?
a) The dog barked loudly, and the cat ran away.
b) Although it was raining, they went for a walk.
c) She studied hard for the test, but she didn't feel prepared.
d) I like to swim, but my brother prefers soccer.
b) Although it was raining, they went for a walk.
Read the paragraph. Identify the sentence fragment and explain why it is a fragment.
Yesterday, we visited the museum. Saw a dinosaur skeleton. It was huge and very detailed. Then we walked through the art gallery.
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Fragment: Saw a dinosaur skeleton.
Which of the following sentences avoids both run-ons and comma splices correctly?
A. I like science it is really interesting.
B. I like science, it is really interesting.
C. I like science because it is really interesting.
D. I like science, because it is really interesting.
C. I like science because it is really interesting.