Sentence Structure

Sentence Structures

Multiple Choice

What are the two things that all clauses(sentences) must have?

• capital letter & period

• semicolon & comma

• subject & predicate

• milk & cookies

Multiple Choice

What two things make a sentence?

• Subject (noun) + Verb
• Subject + Noun
• Subject (noun) + Adjective
• Verb + Adverb

Multiple Choice

What makes a clause dependent?

• it is a complete thought
• it is an incomplete thought

Multiple Choice

William Shakespeare wrote plays and poetry.

• simple

• compound

• complex

Multiple Choice

For  And  Nor
But  Or  Yet  So
These are known as...

• coordinating conjunctions
• subordinate conjunctions
• subjects
• predicates

Multiple Choice

"You're time is limited, so don't waste it living someone else's life." (Steve Jobs)

• Simple Sentence

• Compound Sentence

• Complex Sentence

Multiple Choice

Is the following sentence a Simple Sentence or a Compound Sentence?

" I went surfing during my summer vacation to California. "

• Simple Sentence

• Compound Sentence

Multiple Choice

A compound sentence is split by...

• a comma and conjunction
• just a conjunction
• just a comma
• a subordination conjunction

Multiple Choice

Classify the structure of the following sentence:

Since she arrived, everyone has been in a better mood.

• Simple

• Compound

• Complex

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is a compound sentence?

• Anita wrote about sports for her report, but Susie wrote about art.

• The students could work with partners on their research projects.

• The fifth grade teacher read the reports and gave out the grades.

• Francine wanted to write a report about her favorite movie star.

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is a complex sentence?

• The animals in the mountains can be loud at night.
• The morning is so bright, and the night is as black as the sea.
• When I get to the bottom of the mountain, I want to sit beside the stream.
• The valley is a very quiet place to sit and think at night.

Multiple Choice

If they place first, they might win five hundred dollars.

• complex sentence
• compound sentence
• simple sentence

Multiple Choice

Because she couldn't swim a stroke, Vick didn't enjoy boating or a water-related recreation.

• simple

• compound

• complex

Multiple Choice

The drummers played a long time, but the piano players stopped early.

• simple
• compound
• complex
• fragment