Sentence Structure and Types
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A simple sentence has ____ subject and ____ predicate.
one, one
Which word matches this definition?
Definition: Hazardous because of presenting hidden or unpredictable dangers
Answer choices:
Treacherous
Duly
Delusion
Infirmity
Treacherous
Which type of figurative language compares two things using "like" or "as"?
Answer choices:
Metaphor
Personification
Simile
Hyperbole
Simile
What is the verb in this sentence?
"The suitcase rolled down the aisle."
Rolled
Identify the preposition in the sentence.
"I threw the sock in the hamper."
In
What type of punctuation is ALWAYS used at the end of an interrogative sentence?
? or question mark
Which word matches this definition?
Definition: Filled with shock or horror
Answer Choices:
Disconsolate
Pauper
Aghast
Vexation
Aghast
Which type of figurative language is an extreme exaggeration?
Answer choices:
Idiom
Hyperbole
Allusion
Alliteration
Hyperbole
Which word in this sentence is the adjective?
"The fluffy pillow called my name."
Fluffy
Identify the prepositional phrase.
"It is way past my bedtime!"
Past my bedtime
What type of sentence is this?
"Put your phones away and do your warm up."
Answer choices:
Declarative
Imperative
Exclamatory
Interrogative
Imperative
Which word matches this definition?
Definition: an outcast
Gamut
Calliope
Ransom
Pariah
Pariah
What is onomatopoeia?
A word used to represent a sound.
Which word in the sentence is the adverb?
"She furiously stormed out of the room."
Fill in the blank with the appropriate preposition.
"Can you put this present _______ the tree?"
Under
Identify the dependent clause in this complex sentence.
"I went to the doctor because I was sick."
because I was sick
Which word matches this definition?
Definition: Bold and disrespectful
Answer choices:
Decry
Impudent
Dassant
Commend
Impudent
Which type of figurative language is this?
"She sold seashells by the seashore."
Answer choices:
Metaphor
Personification
Alliteration
Simile
Alliteration
Identify the common and proper nouns in this sentence.
"The Boston Red Sox are the greatest team in baseball."
Common noun: team
Proper noun: Boston Red Sox
Identify the two prepositions in the sentence.
"The thread went through the eye of the needle."
Through and of
What is the name of the thing that joins independent clauses in a compound sentence?
Example: "but"
conjunction
Which word matches the definition?
Definition: Excessive praise or flattery
Answer choices:
Privation
Shrill
Adulation
Askew
Adulation
What type of figurative language is being used?
"The flowers begged for rain."
Personification
Identify the abstract noun in the sentence.
"I screamed in pain when I spilled the hot coffee all over myself."
Pain
Identify the prepositional phrase.
"We enjoyed the hike, despite the rain."
Despite the rain