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Improving our Sentences....

Total questions: 14

Worksheet time: 12mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Transition Words and phrases.... (select all that apply)

a)

Holds Ideas together when writing

b)

Are only used in simple sentences

c)

Can be used between sentences and paragraphs.

2.

What is the subject of my sentence.....

a)

Who or what the sentence is about

b)

The main character

c)

The action of my sentence

3.

What is a Descriptive Starter

a)

When a sentence uses sensory words

b)

When a sentence begins by describing what you're writing about.

c)

When the sentence include descriptions of the character

4.

Descriptive Starters are

a)

Dependent Clauses

b)

Independent Clauses

5.

Interrogative Sentences....(select all that apply)

a)

Makes a Command

b)

Asks A Question

c)

Ends with an exclamation mark

d)

Ends with a question mark.

6.

A simple sentence contains?

a)

Subject

b)

Verb

c)

Complete Thought

d)

Conjunction

7.

A compound sentence is made up of.....

a)

One Dependent and One Independent Clause

b)

Two Independent Clauses

c)

Two Independent Clauses connected with a Coordinating Conjunction

d)

Two Dependent Clauses connected with a Coordinating Conjunction.

8.

A Complex Sentence is made from....

a)

An Independent Clause joined with a Dependent Clause and a Subordinating Conjunction

b)

A Dependent Clause and a Coordinating Conjunction

c)

Two Dependent Clauses

d)

An Independent Clause joined with a Dependent Clause and a Coordinating Conjunction

9.

Identify the following sentence as Subject Starter, Descriptive Starter, Interrogative sentence, Compound sentence , Complex sentence, or Simple sentence (a)  


Dalton was nervous about his soccer game, but he appeared calm.

10.

Identify the following sentence as Subject Starter, Descriptive Starter, Interrogative sentence, Compound sentence , Complex sentence, or Simple sentence (a)  


In the meantime, I plan to work harder at improving my grades.

11.

Identify the following sentence as Subject Starter, Descriptive Starter, Interrogative sentence, Compound sentence , Complex sentence, or Simple sentence (a)  


Why would she think skipping class was a good idea?

12.

Identify the following sentence as Subject Starter, Descriptive Starter, Interrogative sentence, Compound sentence , Complex sentence, or Simple sentence (a)  


Most of the boys decided to eat pizza for lunch.

13.

Identify the following sentence as Subject Starter, Descriptive Starter, Interrogative sentence, Compound sentence , Complex sentence, or Simple sentence (a)  


Usain Bolt is considered the fastest person in the world.

14.

Numb of all feelings, empty as a shell, still he clung to life, and the hours drone by.

(a)