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Sentence Structures

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the complete predicate of the following sentence?


We had to leave the party because the room was so crowded.

a)

had to leave the party because the room was so crowded

b)

because the room was so crowded

c)

We

d)

was crowded

2.

What is the subject of the following sentence?


Up the hill, the travelers stumbled upon a beautiful lake.

a)

hill

b)

lake

c)

stumbled

d)

travelers

3.

What is a clause?

a)

a group of words containing a subject but no verb

b)

a group of words that contains both a subject and a verb.

c)

a group of words containing a verb but no subject

d)

Those merry folk who live at the North Pole.

4.

Find the dependent clause:

a)

A point has no length or width

b)

When you mean line segment

c)

He uses a ruler

d)

Every square is a rectangle

5.

What type of sentence is the following?


The facts that are taught in math classes can be useful in practical problems.

a)

Interrogative

b)

Imperative

c)

Declarative

d)

Exclamatory

6.

Which sentences start with an independent clause and ends with a dependent clause?

a)

Because it was so cold.

b)

Jay asked the store clerk for directions.

c)

Dinah read a magazine while she waited for the bus.

d)

Joyce enjoyed geometry more that she enjoyed algebra.

7.

What is the simple predicate in the sentence below:

Flamenco is a traditional dance from southern Spain.

a)

is

b)

is traditional

c)

Flamenco

d)

from

8.

What is the simple predicate in the sentence below:


Brightly colored dresses are the costume of female flamenco dancers.

a)

are the

b)

of dancers

c)

are

d)

Brightly colored dresses

9.

What is the simple subject in the sentence below?


The beautiful dresses look frilly.

a)

beautiful dresses

b)

frilly

c)

look frilly

d)

dresses

10.

What type of sentence is the following?


Tegan and Ayden both tried new dishes at their favorite restaurant; they ordered California rolls.

a)

Simple Sentence

b)

Compound Sentence

c)

Neither

11.

What type of sentence is the following?


Computers and printers are standard equipment in most classrooms.

a)

Simple Sentence

b)

Compound Sentence

12.

Which are examples of subordinating conjunctions? Click all that apply:

a)

while

b)

because

c)

and

d)

but

13.

What type of sentence is the following?


Although we just bought it, the bread is stale.

a)

Simple

b)

Compound

c)

Neither

14.

In the previous sentence:

Although we just bought it, the bread was stale.


WHY was it neither a simple or a compound sentence?

a)

It just didn't sound right

b)

It contained two independent clauses

c)

It contained a dependent clause

d)

It was a compound a sentence

15.

What is the analogy that we have been using to describe simple vs compound sentences?

a)

Simple Sentences are 1 adult, Compound Sentences are 1 adult and 1 child

b)

Simple Sentences are 1 child and Compound Sentences are 1 adult

c)

I don't know what an analogy is

d)

Simple Sentences are 1 adult and Compound Sentences are 2 adults in a relationship