Sentence and Complex Structure of English

Identify the sentence element in the example.

They studied APA rules for many hours.

• Subject

• Verb

• Object

• Prepositional Phrase

It contains one independent clause, that is, a subject and verb that can stand alone as a grammatically complete sentence.

• Simple Sentence

• Compound Sentence

• Complex Sentence

• Compound-Complex Sentence

What do all clauses have?

• subjects

• verbs

• both subjects and verbs

What is the prepositional phrase in the sentence below?

I like pizza for dinner.

• like pizza

• pizza for

• for dinner

I like playing Quizizz activities, but I don't like losing.

• Simple Sentence

• Compound Sentence

• Complex Sentence

• Compound and Complex Sentence

What type of trigger word begins an adverb subordinate clause?

• relative pronouns

• noun clause trigger words

• reflexive pronouns

• subordinating conjunctions

After I submitted my classwork, I decided to go shopping.

• Simple Sentence

• Compound Sentence

• Complex Sentence

• Compound and Complex Sentence

Which is a sentence fragment?

• To have your home taken away from you

• Nothing in life sets in stone: it is always changing.

• After they showed me my bunk, I unpacked my suitcase on the floor.

Which is a run-on sentence?

• I thought it was no big deal he had left before and always came back within the same week.

• Leaving me to take care of my two younger brothers.

• They showed me my bunk, I unpacked my suitcase on the floor.

The teachers were frustrated, for the school had cut funding for all enrichment programs.

• Subordinating Conjunction

• Correlative Conjunction

• Coordinating Conjunction