Grammar End of Topic Practice Quiz

A sentence requires a ------ and a -------- to be correct

What is a predicate?

• One of two main parts of a sentence

• A clause containing a verb and stating something

• An indirect object

• The first part of every sentence

What is the purpose of an adjective?

• To modify the verb

• To modify the noun

• To change the sentence topic

• To replace a noun

When are capital letters required?

• Names

• Beginning of a sentence

• Proper nouns

• All of the above

What makes a compound sentence?

• 2 independent clauses with a coordinating conjunction

• 1 independent clause and a dependant clause

• 2 independent clauses with a subordinating conjunction

• 2 dependant clauses

Which of the following are coordinating conjunctions?

• If, And, So, Yet, Because

• For, And, Nor, But, Or, Yet, So

• Since, That, When, If, And, Rather

• First, Another, Neither, Because, Or, Yet, Since

Which of the following are articles:

• The

• An / A

• A and B

• The, It, Of, Are, To

The purpose of a semicolon is to:

• Work as a bridge between two related ideas

• Sequence events

• Replace a period

• Seperate items on a list when commas are also used in the list

Intransitive or Transitive verb?

The dog smells like it needs a bath.

Provide one example of a compound sentence, making use of an adjective and adverb: