Sentence Structure Diagnostic Pre Test

A silly puppy played in the yard.

Identify the sentence’s subject.

• small

• puppy

• played

• yard

A silly puppy played in the yard.

Identify the sentence’s verb.

• small

• puppy

• played

• yard

A silly puppy played in the yard.

Is this a simple, compound, complex, or compound-complex sentence?

Before she drove across the state, Ashley made sure her gas tank was full.

Identify the sentence’s subject.

• state

• made

• Ashley

• driving

Before she drove across the state, Ashley made sure her gas tank was full.

Identify the sentence’s verb.

• state

• made

• Ashley

• driving

Before she drove across the state, Ashley made sure her gas tank was full.

Write the sentence's dependent clause

Before she drove across the state, Ashley made sure her gas tank was full.

Write the sentence's independent clause

Before she drove across the state, Ashley made sure her gas tank was full.

Is this a simple, compound, complex, or compound-complex sentence?

The author's new novel is about a dragon, but there is no princess.

How many dependent clauses does this sentence have?

• 0

• 1

• 2

• 3

The author's new novel is about a dragon, but there is no princess.

How many independent clauses does this sentence have?

• 0

• 1

• 2

• 3