Sentence Structure Quiz

What are the three types of sentence structures?

• declarative, interrogative, and exclamatory

• subject-verb agreement, parallel structure, and verb tense consistency

• active voice, passive voice, and reflexive voice

• simple, compound, and complex

Which type of sentence structure consists of a subject and a predicate?

• Compound sentence

• Complex sentence

• Interrogative sentence

• Simple sentence

What is a sentence fragment?

• A sentence that is too long and contains too many words.

• A sentence that is missing punctuation.

• An incomplete sentence that lacks either a subject or a verb, or does not express a complete thought.

• A sentence that is grammatically incorrect.

True or False: A run-on sentence is a combination of two or more independent clauses without proper punctuation or conjunctions.

• A run-on sentence is a combination of two or more dependent clauses without proper punctuation or conjunctions.

• A run-on sentence is a combination of two or more independent clauses without proper punctuation or conjunctions.

• A run-on sentence is a combination of two or more independent clauses with proper punctuation and conjunctions.

• A run-on sentence is a combination of two or more dependent clauses with proper punctuation and conjunctions.

What are some ways to fix a run-on sentence?

• Use a semicolon to separate the clauses.

• Remove all punctuation from the sentence.

• Use punctuation, separate into shorter sentences, or use conjunctions and transition words.

• Combine the clauses into one longer sentence.

What is the process of combining two or more sentences into a single sentence called?

• sentence consolidation

• sentence amalgamation

• sentence fusion

• sentence merging

What are some common methods of combining sentences?

• Adverbs, prepositions, and interjections.

• Nouns, adjectives, and verbs.

• Conjunctions, pronouns, and punctuation marks.

• Coordinating conjunctions, subordinating conjunctions, relative pronouns, semicolons, and colons.

Why is sentence variety important in writing?

• To make the writing more confusing and difficult to understand.

• To bore the reader and make them lose interest.

• To limit the writer's creativity and expression.

• To add interest and keep the reader engaged.

True or False: Using the same sentence structure repeatedly can make writing monotonous and boring.

• Using different sentence structures can make writing monotonous and boring.

• Using the same sentence structure repeatedly can make writing monotonous and boring.

• Using a variety of sentence structures can make writing monotonous and boring.

• Using the same sentence structure repeatedly can make writing engaging and interesting.

What are some techniques to achieve sentence variety?

• Using different sentence structures, varying sentence lengths, using different types of sentences (declarative, interrogative, imperative, exclamatory), using transitional words and phrases, and incorporating different sentence beginnings.

• Using only declarative sentences

• Using only short sentences

• Using the same sentence structure for every sentence