Sentence Fundamentals Quiz

What is a phrase?

• A paragraph that conveys a specific meaning.

• A group of words that convey a specific meaning.

• A single word that conveys a specific meaning.

• A sentence that conveys a specific meaning.

What is a clause?

• A clause is a group of words that contains a predicate but no subject.

• A clause is a group of words that contains a subject and a predicate.

• A clause is a group of words that contains a subject but no predicate.

• A clause is a group of words that contains neither a subject nor a predicate.

Define preposition.

• A word or group of words that modifies a verb in a sentence.

• A word or group of words that shows the relationship of a noun or pronoun to another word in a sentence.

• A word or group of words that functions as a subject in a sentence.

• A word or group of words that describes an action in a sentence.

What is a prepositional phrase?

• A prepositional phrase is a group of words that begins with a conjunction and ends with a noun or pronoun.

• A prepositional phrase is a group of words that begins with a preposition and ends with a noun or pronoun.

• A prepositional phrase is a group of words that begins with a verb and ends with a noun or pronoun.

• A prepositional phrase is a group of words that begins with an adjective and ends with a noun or pronoun.

Identify the prepositional phrase in the following sentence: 'The book on the table is mine.'

• in the book

• on the table

• under the table

• beside the chair

Identify the preposition in the following sentence: 'She walked through the park.'

• around

• through

• over

• beside

Identify the error in subject-verb agreement in the following sentence: 'The dogs barks loudly.'

• barking loudly

• barked loudly

• bark

• bark loudly

Identify the error in subject-verb agreement in the following sentence: 'The boy and his friends is going to the movies.'

• be

• were

• are

• am

Correct the error in subject-verb agreement in the following sentence: 'The cat and the dog is playing in the yard.'

• The cat and the dog am playing in the yard.

• The cat and the dog be playing in the yard.

• The cat and the dog was playing in the yard.

• The cat and the dog are playing in the yard.

Correct the error in subject-verb agreement in the following sentence: 'The students was studying for their exams.'

• The students is studying for their exams.

• The students were study for their exams.

• The student were studying for their exams.

• The students were studying for their exams.