MS Grammar Skills Test

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What type of sentence asks a question?

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Interrogative sentence.

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What type of sentence makes a statement?

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Declarative sentence.

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What type of sentence expresses strong emotion?

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Exclamatory sentence.

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What type of sentence gives a command or request?

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Imperative sentence.

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What is a simple sentence?

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A sentence that contains one independent clause.

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What is a compound sentence?

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A sentence that contains two or more independent clauses joined by a coordinating conjunction.

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What is a complex sentence?

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A sentence that contains one independent clause and at least one dependent clause.

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What is a compound-complex sentence?

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A sentence that contains at least two independent clauses and at least one dependent clause.

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What is a prepositional phrase?

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A phrase that begins with a preposition and ends with a noun or pronoun.

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What is a coordinating conjunction?

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A conjunction that connects words, phrases, or clauses of equal rank (e.g., and, but, or).