Grammar High School

A complex sentence must contain which of the following?

• A subordinate clause

• An independent clause

• A comma and a conjunction

• A semicolon

Daniel, William, and Abigail are working on their Room 702 assignment. They are asked to write a compound sentence. Which of the following is the correct structure for a compound sentence they should use?

• A compound sentence consists of two or more independent clauses joined by a coordinating conjunction or a comma.

• A compound sentence consists of two or more independent clauses joined by a subordinating conjunction or a semicolon.

• A compound sentence consists of two or more independent clauses joined by a coordinating conjunction or a semicolon.

• A compound sentence consists of two or more dependent clauses joined by a coordinating conjunction or a semicolon.

Grace wrote a sentence on the board and Sophia asked, 'Which punctuation mark should I use at the end to indicate it's a question?'

• ,

• !

• ?

• .

Sam is learning about sentence structures in 702. If he wants to write a simple sentence (a "State the Obvious" writing move, what structure should he follow?

• Subject + Predicate

• Predicate + Subject

• Object + Verb

• Adjective + Noun

Arjun, Samuel, and Henry are writing responses to prompts on the final written components in Room 702. Which punctuation mark should they use to indicate the end of a declarative sentence in their story?

• !

• ?

• .

• ,

Zoe is planning to attend a party tomorrow. Which is the correct verb tense to use in the sentence: Zoe (will go/went) to the party tomorrow.

• will go

• has gone

• went

• is going

Scarlett, Avery, and Rohan are organizing the books in the media center. They are confused about the correct subject-verb agreement in the following sentence: The books (is/are) on the shelf. Can you help them?

• is

• were

• are

• be

Aria, Zoe, and Avery (have been/had been) studying all night for their final written component(s).

• had been

• were

• are

• have been

During the lunch karaoke talent show, the extremely talented singer, Liam, performed. Identify the modifier in this sentence.

• Liam

• singer

• performed

• extremely

Ems is planning to go on a week-long family cruise over fall break. Which is the correct verb tense to use in the sentence: Emma (will travel/travelled) to Mexico next week.

• will travel

• travelled

• is travelling

• has travelled