Question 1

What is a compound sentence?

Accepted Answer

A sentence that contains two or more independent clauses.

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A sentence that contains a dependent clause and an independent clause.

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A sentence that contains only one clause.

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A sentence that contains a subject and a predicate.

Question 2

What is a complex sentence?

Accepted Answer

A sentence that contains one independent clause and one or more dependent clauses.

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A sentence that contains two or more independent clauses.

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A sentence that contains only one clause.

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A sentence that contains a subject and a predicate.

Question 3

What type of clause does the following sentence contain: 'After the storm passed, the sky cleared.'?

Accepted Answer

Adverb

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Independent

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Dependent

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Adjective

Question 4

What is the object of the following sentence: 'Mary ate pizza for dinner.'?

Accepted Answer

pizza

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Mary

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ate

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dinner

Question 5

What is the correct way to use a semicolon in a sentence?

Accepted Answer

I love to hike; it is one of my favorite activities.

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I love to hike, it is one of my favorite activities.

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I love to hike: it is one of my favorite activities.

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I love to hike - it is one of my favorite activities.

Question 6

What is a direct object in a sentence?

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The person, place or thing that the action is being done to

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The part of the sentence that tells what the subject is doing

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The word that shows a relationship between two things

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The person, place, thing or idea that the sentence is about

Question 7

What is an indirect object in a sentence?

Accepted Answer

The person, place or thing that the direct object is being done for or given to

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The person, place, thing or idea that the sentence is about

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The direct object in the sentence

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The part of the sentence that tells what the subject is doing

Question 8

What is a clause in a sentence?

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A group of words that contains a subject and a verb

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The person, place, thing or idea that the sentence is about

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A word that connects words or groups of words in a sentence

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The action being performed in the sentence

Question 9

What is a complex sentence?

Accepted Answer

A sentence that contains an independent clause and at least one dependent clause

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A sentence that contains only conjunctions

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A sentence that contains only one clause

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A sentence that contains no verbs

Question 10

Which of these is an example of a complex sentence?

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After I finish my homework, I will go to bed.

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She ran to the store and bought some milk.

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I love pizza because it is delicious.

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The sun is shining and the birds are singing.

Question 11

What is the dependent clause in this sentence: Although she was tired, she decided to go to the gym?

Accepted Answer

Although she was tired

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She was tired

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Although

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She decided to go to the gym

Question 12

What is the independent clause in this sentence: When the party is over, we will clean up the mess?

Accepted Answer

We will clean up the mess

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When the party is over

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The party is over

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The mess

Question 13

Which of the following is an example of a compound sentence?

Accepted Answer

She ran to the store, but she forgot her wallet.

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The dog barked at the mailman.

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He is tall and handsome.

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I love chocolate ice cream.

Question 14

Which of the following is an example of a compound sentence using the coordinating conjunction 'and'?

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She went to the gym, and she ran on the treadmill.

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He ate a sandwich, but he was still hungry.

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I like pizza, and I like pasta.

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The sun is shining, so we should go for a walk.

Question 15

Which of the following is an example of a compound sentence that could be rewritten as two separate sentences?

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She walked to the park, and she played on the swings.

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I love pizza, but I hate mushrooms.

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The cat chased the mouse, and the mouse ran away.

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He drove to the store, but he forgot his wallet.

Question 16

What is a dangling modifier?

Accepted Answer

A phrase that does not have a clear connection to the rest of the sentence.

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A phrase that is too long.

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A phrase that is not grammatically correct.

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A phrase that modifies the wrong noun.

Question 17

What is the correct way to fix the sentence: 'Walking to the store, the rain started to pour.'

Accepted Answer

Walking to the store, I got caught in the rain.

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Walking to the store, I started to pour rain.

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Walking to the store, I saw the rain starting to pour.

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Walking to the store, the rain was pouring heavily.

Question 18

What is wrong with the following sentence: 'To find her phone, the couch was searched.'

Accepted Answer

The phrase 'to find her phone' is a dangling modifier.

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The word 'couch' is misused in this sentence.

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The sentence is grammatically incorrect.

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The sentence is too long.

Question 19

Which of the following sentences contains a misplaced modifier?

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After eating dinner, the dishes were washed.

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The dishes were washed by someone after dinner.

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After dinner, the dishes were washed.

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The dishes were washed after dinner.

Question 20

Which of the following sentences contains a misplaced modifier?

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He saw a man on a hill with a telescope.

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With a telescope, he saw a man on a hill.

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He saw a man with a telescope who was on a hill.

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He saw on a hill a man with a telescope.

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