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Sentence Structure

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What are the two components a simple sentence has?

a)

Subject + Predicate

b)

Dependent Clause + Independent Clause

c)

Independent Clause + Independent Clause

d)

Pronoun + Semicolon

2.

What is another name for a simple sentence?

a)

Dependent Clause

b)

SWABI

c)

Independent Clause

d)

FANBOYS

3.

What is the purpose of FANBOYS in a compound sentence?

a)

To connect the subject and predicate.

b)

To connect a dependent clause and predicate.

c)

To connect the subject and an independent.

d)

To connect two independent clauses. 

4.

What punctuation mark do you need in a compound sentence?

a)

Comma

b)

Apostrophe

c)

Dash

d)

Exclamation Point

5.

What punctuation mark can replace the FANBOY “and” in a compound sentence?

a)

Colon

b)

Ampersand

c)

Semicolon

d)

Comma

6.

What sentence structure ONLY contains SWABI words?

a)

Complex

b)

Compound-Complex

c)

Simple

d)

Compound

7.

Which of these words are examples of SWABI words? 

a)

While

b)

Before

c)

But

d)

After

8.

When do you use a comma in a complex sentence? 

a)

When the dependent clause is in the middle of the sentence. 

b)

When the dependent clause is in the beginning of the sentence. 

c)

When the teacher tells me to.

d)

I don't know

9.

What type of sentence structure is this sentence: The girl loves painting.

a)

Simple

b)

Compound

c)

Compound-Complex

d)

Complex

10.

What type of sentence structure is this sentence:  Ilany and Kendra are talkative during class while Kenny is quiet. 

a)

Simple

b)

Compound

c)

Compound-Complex

d)

Complex

11.

What type of sentence structure is this sentence: Since there was a storm last night, the streets are covered in tree branches, and we have no electrical power.  

a)

Simple

b)

Compound

c)

Compound-Complex

d)

Complex

12.

What is the FANBOY in this sentence: The girl is tired, yet she wants to stay up.

a)

Yet

b)

The girl

c)

tired

d)

she

13.

What is the FANBOY in this sentence: The students behaved well, so they earned a treat. 

a)

Behaved

b)

they

c)

The students

d)

so

14.

What is the FANBOY in this sentence: Since the farmer wakes up early in the morning, he has to feed the chickens, and he has to clean the horse shed. 

a)

Since

b)

and

c)

Chickens

d)

He

15.

What is the SWABI word in this sentence: Before I go to my friend’s house, I have to clean my room, and I have to take my dog on a walk.

a)

Before

b)

house

c)

clean

d)

and

16.

What is the FANBOY in this sentence: Before I go to my friend’s house, I have to clean my room, and I have to take my dog on a walk.

a)

Before

b)

I

c)

Have

d)

and

17.

What is the SWABI word in this sentence: Even though you don’t like me, we still have to be nice to each other.

a)

Even though

b)

we

c)

me

d)

each other

18.

What is the SWABI word in this sentence: Because astronauts have seen the moon, they are planning to live there.

a)

moon

b)

Because

c)

they

d)

there

19.

What is the SWABI word in this sentence: Since the farmer wakes up early in the morning, he has to feed the chickens, and he has to clean the horse shed. 

a)

and

b)

he

c)

Since

d)

early

20.

What is the SWABI word in this sentence: After I come home, I eat dinner. 

a)

After

b)

home

c)

dinner

d)

eat