Mastering Sentence Structure Quiz

What is the subject in the following sentence: "The cat slept on the mat."

• slept

• the mat

• The cat

• on

Identify the predicate in the sentence: "My dog barks loudly."

• My dog

• barks

• loudly

• barks loudly

Which of the following is an example of a declarative sentence?

• Do your homework!

• What time is it?

• I enjoy reading books.

• If only I could fly.

Select the interrogative sentence from the options below.

• Please open the window.

• What is your name?

• She is a brilliant student.

• Wow, that’s a huge elephant!

Which sentence is an example of an imperative sentence?

• Could you please pass the salt?

• The sky is so clear tonight.

• Have you seen my glasses anywhere?

• Take out the trash before dinner.

Identify the exclamatory sentence.

• I can’t believe you did that!

• What is the time?

• She will be going to college next year.

• Could you please help me with this?

Choose the option that correctly combines the following sentences into one: "The boy ran to the store. He bought candy."

• The boy ran to the store he bought candy.

• Running to the store, the boy bought candy.

• The boy, who ran to the store, bought candy.

• The boy ran to the store, and he bought candy.

How can you combine these sentences? "She opened the door. She found a surprise."

• Opening the door, she found a surprise.

• She opened the door and finding a surprise.

• She opens the door and found a surprise.

• She opened the door, then she found a surprise.

Which option correctly combines the sentences using a conjunction? "It was raining. We played inside."

• It was raining, we played inside.

• It was raining; we played inside.

• It was raining, so we played inside.

• It was raining. Therefore, we played inside.

Identify the compound sentence from the options below.

• Although it was cold, she went out without a coat.

• She went out without a coat and caught a cold.

• She went out without a coat, and she caught a cold.

• She went out without a coat because she was in a hurry.