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Sentence Structure Test. 1

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1) Which of the following sentences is wrong?

Thinking only of presents, he eagerly awaited his birthday.

He eagerly awaited his birthday, thinking only of the presents.

Eagerly awaiting his birthday, the presents were all he could think about.

The presents were all he could think about as he eagerly awaited his birthday.

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2) Which of the following is a sentence fragment?

He ran.

I am studying.

Because he was late for the meeting.

The dog barked loudly.

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3) Which sentence is correctly constructed?

While walking down the street, the car suddenly backfired.

While I was walking down the street, the car suddenly backfired.

The car, while walking down the street, suddenly backfired.

The car suddenly backfired while walking down the street.

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4) "She went to the library **to study for her exam**." The underlined part is a(n):

Noun clause

Prepositional phrase

Gerund phrase

Infinitive phrase

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5) "To finish the race" is an example of a(n):

Participle phrase

Prepositional phrase

Gerund phrase

Infinitive phrase

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6) Identify the underlined phrase: "The key **on the table** is mine."

Noun phrase

Adverb phrase

Verb phrase

Adjective phrase

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7) A sentence that gives a command or makes a request is called:

Imperative

Interrogative

Declarative

Exclamatory

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8) Identify the independent clause in the following sentence: "When the bell rings, you may leave."

the bell rings

When the bell rings

you may leave

you may

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9) What does a compound sentence consist of?

Two or more independent clauses.

One independent clause.

One independent clause and one or more dependent clauses.

Two or more dependent clauses.

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10) Choose the sentence that is NOT correct.

The manager wants to hire someone who is responsible, efficient, and works hard.

The manager wants to hire someone who will work responsibly, efficiently, and hard.

The manager wants someone responsible, efficient, and hardworking.

The manager wants to hire someone who is responsible, efficient, and hardworking.

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11) Identify the underlined part: "The man **who called earlier** did not leave a message."

Adjective clause

Adverb clause

Noun clause

Prepositional phrase

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12) Identify the sentence type: "The cat and the dog played in the backyard."

Complex

Compound-Complex

Compound

Simple

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13) "The team celebrated their victory after they won the final match." This is a:

Compound sentence

Complex sentence

Simple sentence

Compound-complex sentence

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14) "Although it was raining, we decided to go for a walk." What type of sentence is this?

Compound-Complex

Simple

Complex

Compound

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15) Which of the following is a sentence fragment?

Stop talking.

Whenever I see a sad movie.

I understand the concept now.

The dog barks.

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16) What is the function of the underlined noun clause in this sentence: "**What you said** surprised everyone."?

Direct object

Subject

Predicate nominative

Object of a preposition

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17) Identify the sentence type: "Although she was tired, she went to the gym, and she completed her full workout."

Compound-Complex

Complex

Compound

Simple

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18) "I will go, but he will stay." This is an example of a:

Complex sentence

Compound sentence

Simple sentence

Fragment

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19) "I wanted to go to the party, but I was too tired." What type of sentence is this?

Compound

Simple

Complex

Compound-Complex

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20) Identify the underlined part: "He was disappointed **because his team lost**."

Adjective clause

Noun clause

Adverb clause

Independent clause

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21) Which of the following is a run-on sentence (fused sentence)?

He loves to write papers, so he would write one every day if he could.

He loves to write papers. He would write one every day if he could.

Because he loves to write papers, he would write one every day if he could.

He loves to write papers he would write one every day if he could.

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22) Choose the sentence with the correct parallel structure.

She likes to swim, hiking, and to ride her bicycle.

She likes swimming, to hike, and riding her bicycle.

She likes to swim, hiking, and riding her bicycle.

She likes swimming, hiking, and riding her bicycle.

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23) Identify the underlined part of the sentence: "The man **who lives next door** is a famous writer."

Prepositional phrase

Adverbial clause

Adjective clause

Noun clause

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24) Identify the underlined part of the sentence: "**Running every day** is good for your health."

Adverbial clause

Gerund phrase

Infinitive phrase

Prepositional phrase

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25) Identify the underlined part: "I wonder **why he is always late**."

Adjective clause

Infinitive phrase

Adverb clause

Noun clause

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26) Identify the underlined part of the sentence: "I will call you **when I arrive**."

Adjective clause

Noun clause

Independent clause

Adverbial clause

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27) Identify the sentence type: "What a beautiful day!"

Exclamatory

Declarative

Interrogative

Imperative

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28) "The sun rises in the east." What type of sentence is this?

Simple

Complex

Compound

Compound-Complex

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The average score is 63%

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