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Sentence Structure/Appositive Phrases/Intro/Conclusions

Total questions: 48

Worksheet time: 25mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

I like this song.

a)

Simple

b)

Compound

c)

Complex

2.

I put the milk in the fridge, and my sister cut the bread.

a)

Simple

b)

Compound

c)

Complex

3.

Tina drinks orange juice because it is sweet.

a)

Simple

b)

Compound

c)

Complex

4.

While the bath was running, Emma brushed her teeth.

a)

Simple

b)

Compound

c)

Complex

5.

They sang at the party, and they stayed up late.

a)

Simple

b)

Compound

c)

Complex

6.

The trees lose their leaves.

a)

Simple

b)

Compound

c)

Complex

7.

We all have to start over because you broke the rules.

a)

Simple

b)

Compound

c)

Complex

8.

Mitch plays with blocks, and John plays with toy soldiers.

a)

Simple

b)

Compound

c)

Complex

9.

Mitch plays with blocks.

a)

Simple

b)

Compound

c)

Complex

10.

Mitch plays with blocks while he waits for his dad.

a)

Simple

b)

Compound

c)

Complex

11.

Decide what STRUCTURE OF THE SENTENCE is used in the given below.

Juan played football, yet Juanita went shopping.

a)

Simple Sentence

b)

Compound Sentence

c)

Complex Sentence

d)

Compound-Complex Sentence

12.

Decide what STRUCTURE OF THE SENTENCE is used in the given below.

Reggie passed the test because he studied hard

and understood the material.

a)

Simple Sentence

b)

Compound Sentence

c)

Complex Sentence

d)

Compound-Complex Sentence

13.

Decide what STRUCTURE OF THE SENTENCE is used in the given below.

The teacher walked into the classroom, greeted the students, and took attendance.

a)

Simple Sentence

b)

Compound Sentence

c)

Complex Sentence

d)

Compound-Complex Sentence

14.

Somehow, Bobby, the mischievous toddler, climbed out on the roof.

a)

Somehow, Bobby

b)

the mischievous toddler

c)

climbed out

d)

on the roof

15.

Basketball, my favorite sport, requires a great deal of stamina.

a)

basketball

b)

my favorite sport

c)

requires a great deal

d)

of stamina

16.

Finn, my youngest nephew, is spending the night at my house.

a)

Finn

b)

my youngest nephew

c)

is spending the night

d)

at my house

17.

My favorite part of the meal, buttery rolls, makes me happy

a)

My favorite part

b)

of the meal

c)

buttery rolls

d)

makes me happy

18.

Dogs, great companions, are good for people's' health.

a)

great companions

b)

Dogs are

c)

good

d)

for people's health

19.

When the science teacher saw the spider, a large tarantula with a hairy body, he walked right up to it and asked it if it wanted to go hiking with him.

a)

when the science teacher saw the spider

b)

a large tarantula

c)

a large tarantula with a hairy body

d)

he walked straight up to it

20.

The dog climbed into the plastic swimming pool, a great escape, in order to beat the heat.

a)

the dog climbed

b)

into the plastic swimming pool

c)

to beat the heat

d)

a great escape

21.

Read this draft of Devon's letter. Which of these sentences is the BEST conclusion for this letter?

a)

I hope you consider giving to this very worthy cause.

b)

People should be helping the school more often.

c)

I know you have a busy schedule, but maybe you could fit in our event.

d)

You should give us money because our school has done a lot for the community.

22.

Which sentence is the BEST conclusion for this speech?

a)

Swainsboro never does anything I like, so I hope you do this.

b)

Please consider my request as it would greatly benefit our community.

c)

I do not want to go to school if you refuse to put in sidewalks.

d)

The middle school students will be upset if they don't get sidewalks.

23.

In your conclusion you should restate your thesis.

a)

True

b)

False

24.

Should your conclusion sound exactly like your introduction?

a)

yes

b)

maybe

c)

no

25.

"We decided to curtail the meeting since it was lasting too long and we had other things to do that day."


In the context of the passage, the word "curtail" most nearly means:

a)

elongate

b)

continue

c)

cut short

d)

inform

26.

He diligently stuck to the diet guidelines his doctor laid out for him and he lost 15 pounds.

a)

to work hard

b)

not at all

c)

unhappily

d)

lazy

27.

Not all museums will allow visitors to take photos. If they do, they usually won't permit the use of flash. According to experts, the light can damage the paintings.

a)

allow

b)

take

c)

use

d)

damage

28.

Addison's teeth were quite crooked when she was a child. She wore braces in high school, and now her teeth are straight.

a)

silly

b)

wide

c)

not straight

d)

straight

29.

Read the passage:

Becky rushed outside at recess. The swings are a popular activity and she wanted to grab one quickly. Luckily, there was one vacant swing. Becky got to it just in time.

What is the meaning of vacant?

a)

full

b)

broken

c)

empty

d)

crowded

30.

Our baseball team's pitcher has a few eccentric habits, such as throwing exactly thirteen warm-up pitches and never wearing socks.

a)

normal

b)

strange

c)

messy

d)

current

31.

The debris on the stadium floor included numerous paper cups, ticket stubs, and cigarette butts

a)

products

b)

papers

c)

trash

d)

medicine

32.

Although Alex usually looks unkempt, he had a very neat appearance at his job interview.

a)

orderly

b)

handsome

c)

messy

d)

strict

33.

The novice teacher was excited about her first teaching job since graduating college.

a)

Experienced

b)

Knowledgeable

c)

Beginner

d)

Professional

34.

Why did the chicken cross the road

a)

to fall

b)

to eat

c)

to get to the other side

d)

to sleep

35.

how can you get a pig to fly

a)

throw them in te air

b)

attach birds to them

c)

attach them to a plane

d)

put wings on them

36.

Who is he

a)

Darth Vader

b)

Han Solo

c)

Lonely man

d)

Chewwbacca

37.

what is your favorite color?

4 lines
38.

who is your favorite youtuber?

4 lines
39.

what is your favorite song?

4 lines
40.

what is your favorite thing to do in the summer?

4 lines
41.

What is the appositive phrase in the following:

Leonardo da Vinci, the great Renaissance painter, was also an inventor.

a)

Leonardo da Vinci, the great Renaissance painter,

b)

, was also an inventor.

c)

Leonardo da Vinci,

d)

, the great Renaissance painter,

42.

What is the appositive phrase in the following:

Clarence, an angel, must accomplish this goal by helping the character George Bailey realize what a wonderful life he has had.

a)

Clarence,

b)

, must accomplish this goal by helping the character George Bailey realize what a wonderful life he has had.

c)

, an angel,

d)

what a wonderful life he has had.

43.

What is the appositive phrase in the following:

Clarence, an angel, must accomplish this goal by helping the character George Bailey realize what a wonderful life he has had.

a)

Clarence, an angel,

b)

George Bailey

c)

, must accomplish this goal by helping the character George Bailey realize what a wonderful life he has had.

d)

what a wonderful life he has had.

44.

What is the prepositional phrase in the sentence?

Please place the forks and knives on the table.

a)

forks and knives

b)

on the table

c)

please place

d)

table

45.

What is the prepositional phrase in the sentence?

You will not receive my gift until next week.

a)

until next week

b)

you will not

c)

receive my gift

d)

week

46.

What is the prepositional phrase in the sentence?

We sat beside the river and had a picnic.

a)

we sat

b)

beside the river

c)

and had

d)

had a picnic

47.

What is the prepositional phrase in the sentence?

By the evening, we were too tired to see the movie.

a)

see the movie

b)

to see the

c)

we were too

d)

by the evening

48.

What is the prepositional phrase in the sentence?

My great aunt from Ohio is 84

a)

my great

b)

great aunt

c)

from Ohio

d)

is 84