Sentences Function and Structure Quiz
Preview:
You should grow up.
A. Declarative
B. Interrogative
C. Exclamatory
D. Imperative
She dropped the pan and the plate, but she held on to the spoon.
A. compound
B. complex
C. simple
A whale breathes air through its lungs.
‘Through its lungs’ is an:
A. Adjectival phrase
B. Adverbial phrase
The drummers played a long time, but the piano players stopped early.
A. compound
B. complex
C. simple
Hmmm, pizza is yummy.
A. Interrogative
B. Imperative
C. Exclamatory
D. Declarative
Complete the sentence with the coordinating conjunction that make sense.
You may have soup, ____ you may have salad.
A. or
B. and
C. nor
D. yet
Choose the adverb in the following sentence.
Sara cooks well.
A. Sara
B. Cooks
C. Well
Choose the fragment (incomplete thought)
A. Everyone loves the new restaurant.
B. Everyone that attended the party last Saturday.
Don’t do that.
A. Declarative
B. Imperative
C. Negative Imperative
D. Interrogative
Add the butter, then the milk.
A. Imperative
B. Declarative
C. Interrogative
D. Exclamatory
Complete the sentence with the coordinating conjunction that make sense.
Mom wanted a scrapbook of our trip, _____ she took many pictures.
A. or
B. so
C. but
D. yet
What is the adverbial phrase in the following sentence?
Out in the garden, the children played.
A. Out in the garden
B. The children played.
Rewrite the sentence:
Unless you know the answer, do not raise your hand.
A. Do not raise your hand, unless you know the answer.
B. Do not raise your hand unless you know the answer.
Surprise!
A. Exclamatory
B. Declarative
C. Negative imperative
D. Interrogative
Identify the depended clause.
A. because my back tooth started to hurt.
B. I had to go to the dentist
Identify the Subordinating Conjunction:
We can go whenever you are ready.
A. we
B. you
C. ready
D. whenever
Rewrite the sentence:
I will set the table while you cook dinner.
A. While you cook dinner, I will set the table.
B. While you cook dinner I will set the table.
C. I will set the table, while you cook dinner.
A simple (scotch tape) compound sentence is split by…
A. a comma and conjunction
B. just a conjunction
C. just a comma
D. NOTHING!
Choose an adverbial phrase which fits into this sentence:
Jo ate her breakfast ______________ because she was late for school.
A. under the table
B. really quickly
C. incredibly slowly
D. in the evening
Identify the prepositional phrase:
We must finish our project before the holidays.
A. We must finish
B. our project
C. before the holidays
D. must finish our project
Choose the best adverbial phrase to complete the following sentence.
………………………………. , the student answered the question.
A. As fast as a shooting star
B. However
C. Although
Does this sentence need a comma?
I wanted to go to the store but I decided to stay home instead.
A. Yes
B. No
Choose the simple sentence from the choices below.
A. I don’t want to hear what you have to say if you’re going to be rude.
B. Please sit down with us and listen carefully.
C. We won’t go on Saturday ,so let’s finish our project today.
James and Eve rode their bicycles after they ate lunch.
A. compound
B. complex
C. simple
Choose the simple sentence from the choices below.
A. Allen and Henry ate hamburgers and hot dogs for dinner.
B. We won the final game; it was so much fun.
C. Although I am tired, I don’t want to go home.