Sentence Structure Grade7 Topic Assessment Mixed Grade 7 Assessment

What is a comma splice?

• A sentence with too many commas

• Two independent clauses joined only by a comma

• A sentence missing a comma

• A sentence with a semicolon

Answer explanation

A comma splice occurs when two independent clauses are joined with just a comma, which is incorrect punctuation.

Which sentence contains a subject complement?

• She painted the wall blue.

• The flowers are beautiful.

• He opened the box.

• They built a bridge.

Answer explanation

A subject complement follows a linking verb and describes or renames the subject.

True or False: A compound-complex sentence must contain at least three clauses.

• True

• False

Answer explanation

Compound-complex sentences have at least two independent clauses and one or more dependent clauses.

Choose the correct way to fix the comma splice: 'She likes to read, she goes to the library often.'

• She likes to read she goes to the library often.

• She likes to read; she goes to the library often.

• She likes to read, and she goes to the library often.

• Both B and C

Answer explanation

A comma splice can be corrected by using a semicolon or a coordinating conjunction with a comma.

What is the subject complement in the sentence 'The soup tastes delicious'?

• tastes

• soup

• delicious

• The soup

Answer explanation

The word 'delicious' is a subject complement describing the subject 'The soup'.

Complete the sentence: The cat _____ on the mat.

• sits

• sit

• sitting

• sat

Answer explanation

The verb 'sits' is in the correct present tense, agreeing with the singular subject 'The cat'.

Which of the following is a complex sentence?

• The dog barks loudly.

• While the dog barks, the cat sleeps.

• The dog and the cat are friends.

• The dog barks, and the cat sleeps.

Answer explanation

A complex sentence contains an independent clause and a dependent clause.

Identify the direct object in the sentence: 'She gave her friend a gift.'

• She

• friend

• a gift

• gave

Answer explanation

The direct object 'a gift' receives the action of the verb 'gave'.

True or False: A run-on sentence contains multiple independent clauses that are not properly joined.

• True

• False

Answer explanation

Run-on sentences occur when independent clauses are improperly connected without punctuation or conjunctions.

Choose the sentence that uses parallel structure correctly.

• She likes to run, swimming, and to bike.

• She likes running, swimming, and biking.

• She likes to run, swim, and biking.

• She likes running, to swim, and biking.

Answer explanation

Parallel structure is achieved by using the same grammatical form for each item in a list.