Sentences Quiz

What is a sentence?

• A sentence is a group of words that expresses a complete thought.

• A sentence is a group of words that is always a command.

• A sentence is a group of words that is always a question.

• A sentence is a group of words that does not express a complete thought.

What are the main parts of a sentence?

• adverb and preposition

• subject, predicate, and clause

• subject, verb, perdicate

• noun, verb, and adjective

Which of the following is a complete sentence?

• b) The cat sat on the mat.

• a) Running in the park.

• c) Eating ice cream.

• d) Jumping over the fence.

What is a sentence fragment?

• A sentence fragment is a group of words that is too long to be considered a sentence.

• A sentence fragment is a complete sentence that is missing punctuation.

• A sentence fragment is a group of words that is not a complete sentence because it is missing a subject, a verb, or both.

• A sentence fragment is a complete sentence that is missing a subject or a verb.

Which of the following is a sentence fragment?

• b) After finishing my homework.

• d) He was running in the park.

• a) I was playing soccer with my friends.

• c) The dog barked loudly.

What is missing in this sentence?

the big bear runs to the river every day

• punctuation

• verb

• Capitalization

• capitalization and punctuation

Which of the following is a complete sentence?

• b) I went to the store.

• d) Running in the park.

• c) Singing in the rain.

• a) Jumping over the fence.

What is the predicate on this sentence?

"The girls were playing basketball at recess."

• basketball at recess.

• The girls

• were playing basketball at recess.

• were playing

What is the subject on this sentence?

"The little red fox was very tired."

• a) Red Fox

• c) fox

• b) was very tired.

• d) The little red fox

What is the subject of a sentence?

• The subject of a sentence is the verb that performs the action.

• The subject of a sentence is the noun or pronoun that performs the action or is being described.

• The subject of a sentence is the object that receives the action.

• The subject of a sentence is the adverb that describes the action.