Sentences and Phrases
Which group of words is a complete sentence?
A. Under the wooden desk
B. The pencil under the desk
C. The pencil rolled under the desk.
D. Beside the desk near the window
C. The pencil rolled under the desk.
Who or what is the subject in this sentence?
The dog barked loudly.
A. barked
B. The dog
C. loudly
D. barked loudly
B. The dog
Which option is a simple sentence?
A. Behind the classroom
B. Because the rain stopped
C. The children laughed.
D. The boy with the blue bag
C. The children laughed.
Which option is a compound sentence?
A. The students cheered loudly.
B. The students cheered, and the players waved.
C. The students cheered and clapped.
D. When the students cheered, the players waved.
B. The students cheered, and the players waved.
Which option is a complex sentence?
A. The boys played football after school.
B. The boys played football and scored twice.
C. The boys played football because practice was cancelled.
D. The boys played football, and the girls played netball.
C. The boys played football because practice was cancelled.
Why is “the boys beside the football field” a phrase?
A. It does not say what the boys do or express a complete thought.
B. It contains too many words to be a sentence.
C. It describes more than one person.
D. It must begin with a capital letter to express a complete thought.
A. It does not say what the boys do or express a complete thought.
Which words form the complete predicate?
Our English teacher collected the notebooks.
A. Our English teacher
B. the notebooks
C. collected
D. collected the notebooks
D. collected the notebooks
Which statement about a simple sentence is correct?
A. It contains one independent clause and expresses a complete thought.
B. It must contain fewer than ten words.
C. It cannot contain the word “and”.
D. It must contain only one noun.
A. It contains one independent clause and expresses a complete thought.
Which statement correctly describes a compound sentence?
A. It contains any two verbs.
B. It always contains the word “and”.
C. It contains one independent clause and one dependent clause.
D. It contains two or more independent clauses joined correctly.
D. It contains two or more independent clauses joined correctly.
What makes a sentence complex?
A. It contains one independent clause and at least one dependent clause.
B. It contains several long or unfamiliar words.
C. It contains two independent clauses joined by “and”.
D. It contains a subject followed by two action verbs.
A. It contains one independent clause and at least one dependent clause.
Which option adds a predicate to make “The excited students” a complete sentence?
A. near the school gate
B. with their new teacher
C. from the Grade Eight class
D. cheered loudly for their team
D. cheered loudly for their team
Which words form the complete subject?
The tall boy with the red backpack missed the bus.
A. The tall boy with the red backpack
B. The tall boy
C. the red backpack
D. missed the bus
A. The tall boy with the red backpack
Which option is a simple sentence with a compound subject?
A. Malik practised, and Andre watched.
B. Malik practised while Andre watched.
C. Malik practised and improved his skills.
D. Malik and Andre practised after school.
D. Malik and Andre practised after school.
Choose the conjunction that best joins these sentences to show contrast.
Malik wanted to play football. He had to finish his homework.
A. Malik wanted to play football, but he had to finish his homework.
B. Malik wanted to play football, so he had to finish his homework.
C. Malik wanted to play football, for he had to finish his homework.
D. Malik wanted to play football, or he had to finish his homework.
A. Malik wanted to play football, but he had to finish his homework.
Which part of this complex sentence is the dependent clause?
Although Shanice was nervous, she delivered her speech confidently.
A. she delivered her speech confidently
B. delivered her speech
C. her speech confidently
D. Although Shanice was nervous
D. Although Shanice was nervous
Which option correctly identifies a prepositional phrase showing place in this sentence?
The students practised their speech behind the school building.
A. “The students”
B. “behind the school building”
C. “practised their speech”
D. “the school building”
B. “behind the school building”
Which sentence has a compound subject—two or more subjects sharing the same predicate?
A. Shanice packed her bag and left.
B. The boys practised football after school.
C. Andre and Malik cleaned the classroom.
D. Keisha read while Devon studied.
C. Andre and Malik cleaned the classroom.
Why is this a simple sentence?
Keisha washed the dishes and swept the kitchen.
A. It describes two actions happening in different places.
B. It has one independent clause with a subject sharing two verbs.
C. Every sentence containing “and” is a simple sentence.
D. Each action forms a separate independent clause.
B. It has one independent clause with a subject sharing two verbs.
Which revision correctly forms a compound sentence from this run-on?
The rain fell heavily the match continued.
A. The rain fell heavily, the match continued.
B. Although the rain fell heavily, the match continued.
C. The rain fell heavily, but the match continued.
D. The rain fell heavily but continued throughout the match.
C. The rain fell heavily, but the match continued.
Which revision creates a correctly punctuated complex sentence while showing that the rain caused the cancellation?
The rain flooded the field. The coach cancelled practice.
A. The rain flooded the field, so the coach cancelled practice.
B. Because the rain flooded the field, the coach cancelled practice.
C. Because the rain flooded the field the coach cancelled practice.
D. The rain flooded the field, the coach cancelled practice.
B. Because the rain flooded the field, the coach cancelled practice.
A student writes “Running across the field” and calls it a complete sentence because it contains an action word. Which option correctly explains the problem and fixes it?
A. It needs a subject and a complete verb: “The athlete was running across the field.”
B. It needs a capital letter: “Running across the field.”
C. It needs a describing word: “Running quickly across the field.”
D. It needs a longer phrase: “Running across the field near the school.”
A. It needs a subject and a complete verb: “The athlete was running across the field.”
Which option correctly separates the complete subject from the complete predicate?
The students who finished their assignments early helped their classmates.
A. Subject: The students | Predicate: who finished their assignments early helped their classmates
B. Subject: The students who finished their assignments early | Predicate: helped their classmates
C. Subject: The students who finished | Predicate: their assignments early helped their classmates
D. Subject: their classmates | Predicate: The students who finished their assignments early helped
B. Subject: The students who finished their assignments early | Predicate: helped their classmates
Which option remains a simple sentence, even though it has a compound subject and a compound predicate?
A. Shanice packed the books, and Devon cleaned the shelves.
B. Shanice packed the books while Devon cleaned the shelves.
C. Shanice and Devon packed the books and cleaned the shelves.
D. After Shanice packed the books, she and Devon cleaned the shelves.
C. Shanice and Devon packed the books and cleaned the shelves.
Which sentence is compound, even though it does not contain a coordinating conjunction?
A. After the final bell rang, the students packed their bags.
B. The final bell rang; the students packed their bags.
C. The students packed their bags and hurried outside.
D. The students who heard the final bell packed their bags.
B. The final bell rang; the students packed their bags.
Which option correctly identifies the dependent clause in this complex sentence?
The student who borrowed my dictionary returned it before lunch.
A. The student
B. returned it before lunch
C. who borrowed my dictionary
D. before lunch
C. who borrowed my dictionary