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Sentence Structure Test. 1

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

Independent clause

Noun clause

Adjective clause

Adverb clause

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

Compound

Simple

Compound-Complex

Complex

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

Prepositional phrase

Noun clause

Adverbial clause

Adjective clause

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

Imperative

Exclamatory

Declarative

Interrogative

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

Adverb clause

Noun clause

Adjective clause

Infinitive phrase

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

Imperative

Interrogative

Exclamatory

Declarative

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8) 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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9) Which of the following is a sentence fragment?

He ran.

Because he was late for the meeting.

I am studying.

The dog barked loudly.

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

Infinitive phrase

Prepositional phrase

Gerund phrase

Adverbial clause

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

Compound

Compound-Complex

Simple

Complex

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12) Which sentence is correctly constructed?

The car suddenly backfired while walking down the street.

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

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

While walking down the street, the car suddenly backfired.

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13) Which of the following sentences is wrong?

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

Thinking only of presents, he eagerly awaited his birthday.

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

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

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

Adjective clause

Noun clause

Adverb clause

Prepositional phrase

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

Adjective clause

Adverbial clause

Noun clause

Independent clause

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16) Which of the following is a sentence fragment?

I understand the concept now.

Stop talking.

The dog barks.

Whenever I see a sad movie.

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

Simple

Complex

Compound-Complex

Compound

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

Noun phrase

Verb phrase

Adjective phrase

Adverb phrase

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

Gerund phrase

Participle phrase

Infinitive phrase

Prepositional phrase

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20) What does a compound sentence consist of?

One independent clause and one or more dependent clauses.

Two or more independent clauses.

One independent clause.

Two or more dependent clauses.

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

Complex sentence

Compound sentence

Simple sentence

Compound-complex sentence

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

Infinitive phrase

Prepositional phrase

Noun clause

Gerund phrase

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

Object of a preposition

Subject

Direct object

Predicate nominative

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

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

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.

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

Compound

Complex

Simple

Compound-Complex

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

Fragment

Simple sentence

Compound sentence

Complex sentence

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

Compound-Complex

Compound

Complex

Simple

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The average score is 64%

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