TEST: Simple, Compound, and Complex Sentences

The subject of a sentence is

• the narrator

• the person place or thing being talked about

• what we say about the predicate

The predicate of a sentence is

• the person, place, or thing being talked about

• a sentence fragment

• what we say about the subject

What is a dependent clause?

• A sentence fragment, a phrase that can NOT stand alone

• a complete thought, a simple sentence

• what we say about the predicate

What is an independent clause?

• a sentence fragment

• a simple sentence, a complete thought, it can stand alone

• an incomplete thought

What are some examples of coordinating conjunction?

• running, shopping, singing

• and, or, but, for

• school, girl, table

A sentence fragment is

• a complete thought

• an incomplete thought

What is the subject in the following sentence?

We went to the zoo.

• zoo

• went to the zoo

• We

What is the predicate in the following sentence?

They had to ride the bus to school.

• They

• school

• had to ride the bus to school

What is the subject in the following sentence?

My mom's favorite season is fall.

• my

• fall

• my mom

What is the subject in the following sentence?

The plant is thriving in the sunlight.

• thriving

• sunlight

• the plant