G8 Q4 ENG Sentence Structure Quiz

What is a key component of a sentence?

• Subject

• Adjective

• Pronoun

• Conjunction

What does a predicate in a sentence include?

• Verb and modifiers

• Noun and pronoun

• Adjective and adverb

• Conjunction and preposition

A sentence typically starts with (a)   and ends with (b)   .

• Starts with a capital letter, ends
• Starts with a lowercase letter, end
• Starts with a capital letter, ends
• Starts with a lowercase letter, end

What does a sentence express?

• A complete thought

• A partial idea

• A question

• An exclamation

What is a complete thought?

• It can stand alone and doesn't need another clause to explain it.

• It always requires another clause to be understood.

• It is always dependent on other thoughts.

• It cannot exist without a conjunction.

Match the following words with their ability to make a complete thought less complete.

• Because

• And

• Unless

• After

• Although

• But

• While

• Or

What is an independent clause?

• A clause that has a subject and predicate and can stand alone

• A clause that has a subject and predicate and cannot stand alone

• A clause that has no subject or predicate

• A clause that is always dependent on another clause

What is a dependent clause?

• A clause that has a subject and predicate and can stand alone

• A clause that has a subject and predicate and cannot stand alone

• A clause that has no subject or predicate

• A clause that is always independent

What is a sentence fragment that may be missing something?

• Walking down the path that ran along the river.

• Which is the reason why I was always confused.

• Although I always come to class.

• I walked down the path.

Which of the following is an example of a dependent clause?

• Walking down the path that ran along the river.

• I walked down the path.

• Which is the reason why I was always confused.

• The path ran along the river.