Mastering Sentence Structure

Which of the following is a compound sentence? A) I enjoy reading. B) I enjoy reading, and I also like writing. C) Although I enjoy reading. D) Because I enjoy reading. E) Reading is enjoyable.

• Reading is my favorite hobby.

• I read books every day.

• B) I enjoy reading, and I also like writing.

• I enjoy writing.

Identify the correct sentence structure: A) The dog barked loudly. B) Barked loudly the dog. C) The loudly barked dog. D) Loudly the dog barked. E) Dog barked the loudly.

• A) The dog barked loudly.

• The loudly dog barked.

• Loudly barked the dog.

• Barked the dog loudly.

What type of sentence is this: 'If it rains, we will stay inside'? A) Simple B) Compound C) Complex D) Compound-complex E) Fragment

• C) Complex

• D) Compound-complex

• A) Simple

• B) Compound

Choose the sentence that is correctly punctuated: A) I like apples oranges and bananas. B) I like apples, oranges, and bananas. C) I like apples oranges, and bananas. D) I like, apples oranges and bananas. E) I like apples, oranges and, bananas.

• I like apples, and oranges bananas.

• I like, oranges and bananas apples.

• I like apples oranges and, bananas.

• B) I like apples, oranges, and bananas.

Which of the following sentences is a fragment? A) She went to the store. B) Because she was tired. C) He finished his homework. D) They are going to the park. E) I will call you later.

• B) Because she was tired.

• He is tired and hungry.

• She is going to the store.

• They went to the park yesterday.

Identify the sentence that is in passive voice: A) The chef cooked a delicious meal. B) A delicious meal was cooked by the chef. C) The chef is cooking a meal. D) The chef will cook a meal. E) The chef has cooked a meal.

• B) A delicious meal was cooked by the chef.

• A) The meal was deliciously cooked by the chef.

• D) A meal will be cooked by the chef.

• C) A meal is being cooked by the chef.

Which of the following is a run-on sentence? A) I love to read I also love to write. B) I love to read, and I love to write. C) I love to read. D) I love to read; I love to write. E) Reading is fun.

• Reading is fun, and I love to write.

• A) I love to read I also love to write.

• I love to read; I also enjoy writing.

• I love to read and writing is enjoyable.

What type of clause is 'when the sun sets'? A) Independent B) Dependent C) Coordinating D) Subordinating E) Relative

• A) Independent

• C) Coordinating

• E) Relative

• B) Dependent

Choose the correct form of the sentence: A) Neither the teacher nor the students was ready. B) Neither the teacher nor the students were ready. C) Neither the teacher or the students was ready. D) Neither the teacher or the students were ready. E) Neither the teacher nor the students is ready.

• Neither the teacher nor the students is ready.

• B) Neither the teacher nor the students were ready.

• Neither the teacher and the students were ready.

• Neither the teacher nor the students are ready.

Which of the following sentences contains a misplaced modifier? A) She almost drove her kids to school every day. B) She drove her kids to school almost every day. C) Almost every day, she drove her kids to school. D) She drove her kids to school every day almost. E) Every day, she almost drove her kids to school.

• D

• She drove her kids almost every day to school.

• Every day, she drove her kids to school.

• She almost every day drove her kids to school.