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Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 8mins
Which language level does punctuation belong to?
graphology
grammar
phonology
semantics
What does an interrogative sentence do?
state how the world is
ask a question
tell someone to do something
express surprise
What does a declarative sentence do?
state how the world is
ask a question
tell someone to do something
express surprise
What does an imperative sentence do?
state how the world is
ask a question
tell someone to do something
express surprise
What might an exclamative sentence do?
state how the world is
ask a question
tell someone to do something
express surprise
A clause contains the same elements as a simple sentence. A clause nearly always contains a subject, but always contains a...
verb
object
complement
adverbial
Complements are often adjectives or noun phrases that tell us more about the subject. Which word is the complement in this sentence: "Yesterday, she looked tired"
yesterday
she
looked
tired
Which part of the following sentence is an adverbial: "He ate his breakfast before the sun came up."
He
ate
his breakfast
before the sun came up
Which of these is NOT a multi-clause sentence?
simple sentence
compound sentence
complex sentence
compound-complex sentence
What sort of conjunctions are used in compound sentences?
subordinating
cooperating
coordinating
regulating
Deliberately incomplete sentences have aspects omitted without meaning being lost. This is known as...
morphemes
laziness
ellipsis
syntax
Typically, we expect to see subject-verb-object in a clause. What about a clause written in the passive voice?
adverbial-complement-verb
verb-subject-object
object-verb-subject
subject-adverbial-complement
What do we call a morpheme that we add to the start of a word to make a new one?
sussex
essex
suffix
prefix
What can affixes do?
change the word class
change the tense
change the quantity
change the meaning
all of the above
Which of the following is the infinitive form of the verb 'to be'?
to be
am
was being
has been
