English Grammar Quiz

What is a sentence?

• A group of words with a subject and a verb, but not complete in itself.

• A group of words that is complete in itself, generally containing a subject and a verb with punctuation at the end.

• A group of words without a subject or a verb.

• A single word that can stand alone as a statement.

Tags

CCSS.L.4.1F

What is a clause?

• A group of words that contains a subject and a verb, but does not need to be complete in itself.

• A group of words that contains a subject and a verb and is always a complete sentence.

• A group of words that contains a subject and a verb.

• A group of words that contains neither a subject nor a verb.

Tags

CCSS.L.7.1A

CCSS.L.9-10.1B

What is an independent clause?

• A clause that does not make sense on its own and is not a sentence by itself.

• A clause that makes sense on its own and is a sentence by itself.

• A clause that provides extra information about a noun.

• A clause that always depends on another clause to make sense.

Tags

CCSS.L.7.1A

CCSS.L.9-10.1B

What is a dependent clause?

• A clause that makes sense on its own and can be a sentence by itself.

• A clause that provides extra information about a verb.

• A clause that doesn't make sense on its own and is not a sentence by itself.

• A clause that contains multiple independent clauses.

Tags

CCSS.L.7.1A

CCSS.L.9-10.1B

What is a simple sentence?

• A sentence that contains 2 independent clauses.

• A sentence that contains 1 independent clause; contains a subject and a verb.

• A sentence that contains no subject or verb.

• A sentence that contains multiple dependent clauses.

Tags

CCSS.L.7.1B

CCSS.L.3.1I

CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.1.1J

Which type of sentence is the following an example of: She brushes her teeth in the morning.

• Simple

• Compound

• Complex

• Compound-Complex

Tags

CCSS.L.7.1B

CCSS.L.3.1I

CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.1.1J

What is a compound sentence?

• A sentence that contains one independent clause.

• A sentence that contains two or more dependent clauses.

• A sentence that contains two independent clauses linked by a coordinating conjunction.

• A sentence that contains a subject and a verb.

Tags

CCSS.L.5.1E

CCSS.L.7.1B

CCSS.L.3.1H

CCSS.L.4.2C

CCSS.L.9-10.2A

Which of the following is an example of a coordinating conjunction?

• Because

• Although

• And

• Since

Tags

CCSS.L.5.1E

CCSS.L.3.1H

CCSS.L.1.1G

CCSS.L.5.1A

What does the acronym F.A.N.B.O.Y.S. stand for?

• For, And, Nor, But, Or, Yet, So

• First, After, Next, Before, Outside, Yet, Still

• From, At, Near, By, Off, Yet, Since

• Forward, Against, Near, Beside, Over, Under, Side

Tags

CCSS.L.5.1E

CCSS.L.3.1H

CCSS.L.1.1G

CCSS.L.5.1A

What is a complex sentence?

• A sentence that contains two or more independent clauses.

• A sentence that contains one independent clause and one or more dependent clauses.

• A sentence that contains only dependent clauses.

• A sentence that contains no clauses.

Tags

CCSS.L.5.1E

CCSS.L.7.1B

CCSS.L.3.1I

CCSS.L.3.1H

CCSS.L.2.1F