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Simple Sentence

Quiz by Erika Paustian

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21 questions
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  • Q1
    What's an independent clause?
    a sentence with one independent clause
    person, place, thing, quality, idea
    two verbs in an independent clause
    a group of words that has a subject & verb & makes a complete thought or statement.
    30s
  • Q2
    What's a noun?
    person, place, thing, quality, idea
    he, she, they, them
    two subjects in an independent clause
    action or state of being
    30s
  • Q3
    What's a verb?
    thing, quality, idea
    action or state of being
    two verbs in an independent clause
    person, place
    30s
  • Q4
    What's a compound subject?
    action
    two or more verbs in an independent clause
    two or more subjects in an independent clause
    a sentence with an independent clause
    30s
  • Q5
    What's a simple sentence?
    a group of words with a subject & verb & makes a complete thought or statement
    two or more verbs in an independent clause
    a sentence with one independent clause
    action or state of being
    30s
  • Q6
    What's a compound verb?
    a sentence with on independent clause
    action
    person, place, thing
    two or more verbs in an independent clause
    30s
  • Q7
    What are the four simple sentence formulas?
    SVV, SVVV, SSVV
    SV, SVV, SSVV
    SV, SV V, SSV, SSV V
    SV, VVVV, SSVV, SV
    30s
  • Q8
    What are the two steps in Search & Check?
    1)Ask yourself who or what (verb) 2. Look for the action or state of being
    1)Look for the action or state of being 2)Ask yourself who or what (verb)
    1)Look for the adverb 2) Ask yourself who or what (verb)
    1)Look for the independent clause 2) Look for whatever you want
    30s
  • Q9
    Is this an independent clause?: The big, fat, black, furry cat meowed during the night.
    No
    Yes
    30s
  • Q10
    Is this an independent clause: The old coyote howled at the full moon.
    no
    Yes
    30s
  • Q11
    Is this an independent clause?: I go to mall shopping.
    Yes
    No
    30s
  • Q12
    Is this an independent clause?: JoAnn thought trick-or-treating fun.
    Yes
    No
    30s
  • Q13
    What does the word 'and' tell you?
    There are two subjects or verbs in a sentence.
    nothing
    there's a verb in the sentence
    there's a subject in the sentence
    30s
  • Q14
    What's the subject in the sentence?: The big, fat, black, furry cat meowed during the night.
    meowed
    big, fat, black , cat
    cat
    night
    30s
  • Q15
    What's the verb in the sentence?: The big, fat, black, furry cat meowed during the night.
    meowed
    big, fat, black , cat
    cat
    night
    30s

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