Syntax Quiz

What does the word 'syntax' mean?

• B. A putting together or arrangement

• D. An order

• C. A question

• A. A group of words expressing a complete thought

Which type of sentence makes a statement?

• D. Exclamatory

• C. Declarative

• B. Imperative

• A. Interrogative

What punctuation mark ends an interrogative sentence?

• A. Period

• C. Exclamation point

• D. Question mark

• B. Comma

What is the object of a verb that receives the action of the subject called?

• A. Complement

• C. Direct object

• B. Indirect object

• D. Subject

Which type of verb cannot have an object?

• D. Imperative verb

• C. Linking verb

• B. Intransitive verb

• A. Transitive verb

What is the complement in a sentence?

• D. The conjunction

• A. A word that describes or clarifies the subject

• B. The subject of the sentence

• C. The object of the verb

What is a group of words that contains one subject and one verb called?

• D. Clause

• C. Imperative sentence

• B. Declarative sentence

• A. Compound sentence

Which conjunction is used to join two clauses in a compound sentence?

• A. And

• D. So

• B. But

• C. Or

What type of sentence expresses a very strong statement called an exclamation?

• B. Interrogative

• A. Declarative

• C. Imperative

• D. Exclamatory

What is the underlying rule system focused on in recent attempts to analyze syntactic structure?

• D. Syntax rules

• C. Spelling rules

• B. Grammar rules

• A. Punctuation rules