Clauses and Verbs

What kind of sentence is this?

Dogs bark loudly at night.

• Simple

• Compound

• Complex

• Minor

Identify the verb/verb phrase:

Dogs bark loudly at night.

Dogs bark loudly at night.

• Subject

• loudly

• adverb of manner

• at night

• adverb of time

• Dogs

• verb

• bark

Does this sentence contain an active or passive verb phrase?

Dogs bark loudly at night.

• Active

• Passive

What kind of sentence is this?

The sun was setting and the birds were returning to their nests.

• Simple

• Compound

• Complex

• Compound-Complex

Identify the verb phrases

The sun was setting and the birds were returning to their nests.

• was setting

• were returning

• birds were returning

• the sun was setting

There is only one object in this sentence. What is it?

The sun was setting and the birds were returning to their nests.

• the sun

• the birds

• their nests

• setting

What is the coordinating conjunction in this sentence that connects the two main clauses?

The sun was setting and the birds were returning to their nests.

What kind of sentence is this?

Although she had studied diligently for the exam, the unexpected difficulty of the questions caught her off guard.

• Simple

• Compound

• Complex

• Compound-Complex

What is the subordinating conjunction in this text?

Although she had studied diligently for the exam, the unexpected difficulty of the questions caught her off guard.