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Semantics

Total questions: 12

Worksheet time: 6mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Decide whether the following could represent a sentence:

a)

Not much.

b)

I am a student. The world is my home.

c)

‘John is running.’

2.

A simple sentence contains 2 or more verbs and a _______

a)

Subject.

b)

Gerund.

c)

Depend clause.

d)

Purpose.

3.

“Camila spoke to him in English, but Jhon responded in Spanish.” Is an example of a _________________

a)

Complex sentence.

b)

Compound sentence.

4.

Complete the following statement:


A compound-complex sentence has ____ or more independent clauses and at least ____ dependent clause.

a)

Two/one.

b)

One/one.

c)

One/two.

5.

‘The minister pronounced them man and wife.’ Represents an:

a)

Utterance.

b)

Sentence.

c)

Complex-compound sentence.

d)

Opinion.

6.

Complete this Complex sentence:


____ eating lunch at The Cheesecake Factory, Tim went to the gym to exercise.

a)

Because

b)

After

c)

While

7.

Decide which words are function words in the following sentence:


The children will be swimming in the ocean at five o'clock.

a)

The, will be,in, the, at.

b)

Children, swimming, ocean, five, o'clock

8.

Decide which words are content words in the following sentence:


You'll be happy to know that she's decided to take the position.

a)

You'll, to, that, she's, to, the.

b)

Be, happy, know, decided, take, position

9.

Function words give us the most important information while content words are used to stitch those words together. This statement is true or false?

a)

True

b)

False

10.

Click the homophone below that is correct in its sentence:


Would you like a ________ of cake?

a)

piece

b)

peace

11.

To which group do the words written in italics belong?:


The driver turned left and left the main road.

a)

Homographs

b)

Homophones

c)

Homonyms.

12.

Select the correct meaning of the word written in italics according to the context of the sentence:


I don’t know if I will live or die.

a)

To have life.

b)

In real time performance.