Module 1: The Sentence Quiz

What is a sentence?

• A group of words that expresses a complete thought

• A group of words that starts with a capital letter and ends with a period, question mark, or exclamation point

• A group of words that makes a statement

• A group of words that asks a question

Which punctuation marks can end a sentence?

• Period, question mark, or exclamation point

• Comma, colon, or semicolon

• Hyphen, apostrophe, or quotation mark

• Parentheses, brackets, or ellipsis

What type of sentence makes a statement?

• Declarative

• Imperative

• Interrogative

• Exclamatory

What is the understood subject in a command or request?

• You

• I

• He

• She

Which punctuation mark is used for an imperative sentence?

• Period

• Question mark

• Exclamation point

• Comma

What type of sentence asks a question?

• Interrogative

• Declarative

• Imperative

• Exclamatory

What type of sentence shows excitement or expresses strong feeling?

• Exclamatory

• Declarative

• Imperative

• Interrogative

How can you identify a run-on sentence?

• There is no end punctuation where there should be a pause

• The subject and verb do not agree

• The sentence is too short

• The sentence has too many words

What is the subject of a sentence?

• Whom or what the sentence is about

• The main word or words in the complete subject

• The main word or words in the complete predicate

• The verb or verb phrase

What is a compound subject?

• Two or more subjects that have the same verb

• Two or more connected verbs that have the same subject

• A subject that is difficult to locate

• A subject that consists of all the words needed to tell whom or what a sentence is about