Multiple Choice
Identify the
choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
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Sentence
Structure
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Which is a complete
sentence?
a. | The town with the crazy homeless
man. | c. | Right before the town square three
miles out of town. | b. | The state capital is being remodeled. | d. | After he called the police to get some
help. |
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Which sentence is
incomplete?
a. | We tried , but
failed. | c. | As the sun rose,
the red house at the end of the street. | b. | We should take the test now. | d. | The bike skidded to a stop on top of the
hill. |
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3.
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Which is a compound
sentence?
a. | Paul and Melanie are teacher and
student. | c. | Tom and Jerry
aren’t friends. | b. | I dream of a world with peace. | d. | Paul and Melanie are brother and sister, and they live in different
states. |
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The man is tall.
Which is
the basic English pattern of the sentence?
a. | noun-linking
verb-adjective | c. | noun-verb-noun | b. | noun-linking verb-noun | d. | oun-verb-adverb |
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Which sentence is NOT a
complete sentence?
a. | The monkey climbed a
tree. | c. | In the
beginning. | b. | Mindi plays the trumpet. | d. | Ruben is a great singer. |
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The two main parts of a
sentence are:
a. | subject and
predicate | c. | subject and
noun | b. | predicate and adjective | d. | object and direct object |
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walked a thousand
miles
What sentence part is needed to form a complete sentence?
a. | nothing, it is already
complete | c. | an object for the
main verb | b. | a subject for the main verb | d. | an adjective to complete the linking
verb |
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8.
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At the beginning of school my
cat ___________ away.
Choose the best missing word.
a. | runs | c. | has run | b. | ran | d. | has ran |
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9.
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Which of the following is a
plural noun?
a. | geese | c. | man | b. | child | d. | dress |
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10.
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Which two sentences are
correctly written?
A) There house is on the corner..
B) Their never on time when they go
there.
C) They could not keep their seats.
D) They’re going to be first in
line.
a. | A and B | c. | B and C | b. | C and D | d. | A and D |
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Select the correctly written
sentence.
a. | The sunrise been
beautiful. | c. | The sunrise is
beautiful. | b. | The sunrise were beautiful. | d. | The sunrise have been beautiful. |
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This _________ of test
___________ a measure of your skill level.
Choose the correct pair of words to complete this
sentence.
a. | type, is
been | c. | type,
is | b. | types,
is | d. | type, are |
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Fantasy _________ at school
_______ more for reading pleasure than for academics.
Choose the correct words to complete the
sentence.
a. | novels,
is | c. | novels,
are | b. | novel, were | d. | novels, be |
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Many __________ in Idaho
_________ to get plenty of rest before taking this test.
Choose the correct words to complete
the sentence.
a. | students, were
told | c. | students, was
toldled | b. | student, was told | d. | students, have been |
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15.
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The sound
of the music
wafted across the gym.
A
B
C D
Which underlined word
or words is a prepositional phrase?
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Choose the underlined phrase
that tells “which”.
a. | By the way
, do you think we can play
today? | c. | Before very long we had better put away the
toys. | b. | The man with
the cane said we could use the basketball. | d. | See if the book is in the bookcase. |
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Which sentence indicates an
event that is in the future?
a. | We never liked to play
cards. | c. | We will all do well on the essay
next week. | b. | Please, turn off the lights now. | d. | We should not have stayed up so late last
night. |
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Yesterday, I ________ in a
race.
Choose the correct verb.
a. | run | c. | runs | b. | ran | d. | running |
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The swimmers ____________ many
records this year.
Choose the correct verb.
a. | has
broken | c. | have
broken | b. | have broke | d. | has breaked |
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20.
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Identify which cluster of verbs
is in the present tense.
a. | sing,
dive,run | c. | walked, rose,
sank | b. | sang, dove, flew | d. | after, before, sometime |
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