Grammar Quiz

A simple sentence is a sentence consisting of one ______, with a subject and a predicate.

• independent clause

• dependent clause

• compound clause

• complex clause

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1J

CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.3.1I

CCSS.L.7.1B

A subject tells ______ a sentence is about.

• what

• how

• when

• why

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1C

CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.3.1F

CCSS.L.3.1I

A predicate tells what the subject ______.

• does

• is

• has

• wants

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1C

CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.3.1F

CCSS.L.3.1I

A compound sentence is a sentence consisting of ______. It is often joined by a conjunction.

• two independent clauses

• one independent clause

• two dependent clauses

• one dependent clause

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1H

CCSS.L.3.1I

CCSS.L.4.2C

CCSS.L.5.1E

CCSS.L.7.1B

What punctuation always appears before a conjunction in a compound sentence?

• Period

• Comma

• Exclamation mark

• Semicolon

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1H

CCSS.L.3.1I

CCSS.L.4.2C

CCSS.L.5.1E

CCSS.L.7.1B

Is the following sentence a compound sentence or a simple sentence? "I like pepperoni and black olives on my pizza."

• Compound sentence

• Simple sentence

• Complex sentence

• Fragment

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1J

CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.3.1I

CCSS.L.7.1B

Is the following sentence a compound sentence or a simple sentence? "We scored five runs, but we still lost the game."

• Compound sentence

• Simple sentence

• Complex sentence

• Fragment

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1H

CCSS.L.3.1I

CCSS.L.4.2C

CCSS.L.5.1E

CCSS.L.7.1B

Form a compound sentence using these two independent clauses: "Sarah's throat really hurt. She didn't sing."

• Sarah's throat really hurt, so she didn't sing.

• Sarah's throat really hurt, she didn't sing.

• Sarah's throat really hurt so she didn't sing.

• Sarah's throat really hurt because she didn't sing.

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1H

CCSS.L.3.1I

CCSS.L.4.2C

CCSS.L.5.1E

CCSS.L.7.1B

What is a complex sentence made up of?

• Two independent clauses

• An independent clause and a dependent clause

• Two dependent clauses

• A subject and a verb

Tags

CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.3.1H

CCSS.L.3.1I

CCSS.L.5.1E

CCSS.L.7.1B

What can an independent clause do?

• Stand alone as a complete sentence

• Stand alone as a fragment

Tags

CCSS.L.7.1A

CCSS.L.9-10.1B