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SENTENCE DETECTIVES

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

1.What is the subject? The child in my group sings well.

a)

in my group

b)

the child

c)

sings well

d)

the child sings

2.

What is the complete predicate?

The boy and his friends are playing in the yard.

a)

The boy and his friend

b)

and his friends are

c)

are playing

d)

are playing in the yard

3.

What is the compound subject?

The students and the teacher are attending the school play.

a)

the teacher

b)

the students and the teacher

c)

are attending the school play

d)

the school play.

4.

What is the complete compound predicate?

The students sat and listened to the pianist.

a)

the student

b)

sat

c)

sat and listened

d)

sat and listened to the pianist.

5.

Which clause is the following ?

Although I am hungry.

a)

independent clause

b)

dependent clause

6.

Which clause is the following?

The man on the train has no ticket for his journey.

a)

independent

b)

dependent

7.

What kind of sentence is the following?

The statue near the building is to be demolished.

a)

Simple

b)

Compound

c)

Complex

d)

Compound-complex

8.

What kind of sentence is the following?

After the examination, John slept for two hours.

a)

Simple

b)

Compound

c)

Complex

d)

Compound-Complex

9.

Name the sentence error

The man swings the bat he hits the girl.

a)

Run-on

b)

Fragment

c)

Comma splice

10.

What is the sentence error?

Mary stopped the car. Along the busy street

a)

Run-on

b)

Fragment

c)

Comma splice

11.

What kind of error is used in the sentence?


Mary stopped the taxi, she wanted a ride to town.

a)

Run-on

b)

Fragment

c)

Comma splice

12.

Which method is used to correct the sentences ?

  1. Everyone yawns, but few understands the dynamics of yawning
a)

comma + coordinating conjunction

b)

Conjunction + complete sentence

13.

They are learning a new song. They need to practice.

a)

fragment + independent clause

b)

two independent sentences

14.

They are learning a new song ; they need to practice.

a)

independent+ independent

b)

semicolon

15.

They need to practice because they are learning a new song.

a)

dependent clause first

b)

independent clause first