Writing Skills Recap Quiz

Which of the following words would describe 'excellent' work?

• Limited

• Perceptive

• Descriptive

• Relevant

Which of the following does not describe a fragment?

• A fragment can lack a subject.

• A fragment might not have a verb.

• A fragment might lack both a subject and a verb.

• A fragment is a group of words forming a grammatically complete sentence.

Identify the object in the following sentence: 'Acids eat through some materials.'

• Acids

• through

• materials

• eat

Identify the subject in the following sentence: 'The boy picked up his bag.'

• The

• bag

• his

• boy

Which of the following describes multiple clauses and fragments on top of each other?

• run-by

• run-off

• run-on

• run-through

Which of the following is a conjunction that students can use in their writing to expand sentences?

• Because

• Yes

• Very

• Ultimately

Which of the following accurately describes the conjunction 'so'?

• 'So' tells us what happens as a result of something else.

• 'So' demonstrates why something is true.

• 'So' indicates a change of direction.

• 'So' tell us someone doesn't really care.

Subordinate clauses are often used in complex sentences, but what is a subordinate clause?

• A subordinate clause is a simple sentence.

• A subordinate clause is a rhetorical question that requires no answer.

• A clause that is dependent upon another clause in the sentence.

• A subordinate clause is relative of Santa.

Which of the following is not a subordinating conjunction?

• After

• Although

• Conclusively

• While

What is an 'appositive'?

• A simple sentence that consists of a subject, object and verb.

• A sentence that wants you to be positive.

• A subordinate clause that is dependent upon another.

• An additional clause in a sentence that adds information about the noun.