Sentence Structure and Word Order Quiz: Test Your Grammar Skills

Question 1

Which sentence exhibits proper verb tense usage for an action that occurs regularly?

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The students are studying for their exams.

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The students studied for their exams yesterday.

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The students will study for their exams tomorrow.

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The students have studied for their exams.

Question 2

In the sentence: "The team ____ playing well lately.", which option correctly completes the sentence?

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are

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is

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was

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were

Question 3

Which sentence is an interrogative sentence?

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Are the students learning new concepts?

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The students are learning new concepts.

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The students learned new concepts yesterday.

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The students will learn new concepts tomorrow.

Question 4

Identify the sentence that appropriately uses an exclamation mark:

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The movie was so exciting!

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The movie was so exciting

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The movie was so exciting.

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The movie was so exciting!?

Question 5

Which element is NOT fundamental to a sentence?

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Modifier

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Subject

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Verb

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Complement

Question 6

In an active voice sentence, the subject typically:

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Acts upon the verb

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Is the recipient of the action

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Describes the verb

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Is a concept or idea

Question 7

Select the correct word order for an English question:

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Subject - Verb - Object

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Verb - Subject - Object

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Object - Verb - Subject

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Verb - Object - Subject

Question 8

Which word functions as a direct object in the sentence?

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The book

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Examined

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Carefully

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Quickly

Question 9

In the sentence 'The teacher assigned the students a project', 'students' is the:

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Direct object

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Subject

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Indirect object

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Predicate nominative

Question 10

Identify the type of clause that relies on another clause for its meaning:

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Dependent clause

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Independent clause

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Coordinating clause

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Subordinating clause

Question 11

In the sentence 'The children who played outside came inside when it started to rain', the underlined section is a:

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Restrictive clause

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Non-restrictive clause

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Appositive clause

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Adverbial clause

Question 12

In the sentence 'The teacher gave the students a test', who or what is the direct object?

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A test

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The teacher

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The students

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Gave

Question 13

Which of the following is the correct word order for forming a question in English?

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Subject - Auxiliary verb - Main verb

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Auxiliary verb - Subject - Main verb

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Main verb - Subject - Auxiliary verb

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Subject - Main verb - Auxiliary verb

Question 14

Identify the type of clause in the sentence 'Since it was raining, we decided to stay home'.

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Adverbial clause

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Main clause

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Dependent clause

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Relative clause

Question 15

Identify the subject of the sentence 'The girl with the blue backpack is my classmate'.

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The girl

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The backpack

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My classmate

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The blue backpack

Question 16

Which of the following is an example of a preposition?

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In

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And

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The

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Because

Question 17

Which of the following sentences is a simple sentence?

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The boy walked to school.

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The boy who lives next door walked to school.

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The boy walked to school because he was late.

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The boy, who was late, walked to school.

Question 18

Which of the following is not a type of clause?

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Adjective phrase

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Independent clause

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Dependent clause

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Noun clause

Question 19

What is the direct object in the sentence 'The teacher assigned the students a project.'?

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Project

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Teacher

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Students

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Assigned

Question 20

Identify the type of sentence: 'Wow, that was an amazing performance!'

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Exclamative

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Declarative

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Interrogative

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Imperative

Question 21

In the sentence 'The extremely talented artist painted a beautiful masterpiece.', what is the modifier?

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Extremely

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Artist

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Painted

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Masterpiece

Question 22

In the sentence 'The students studied hard and passed the exam.', what is the coordinating conjunction?

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And

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Hard

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Passed

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Exam

Question 23

In the sentence "The student may leave early if they finish their work," what does the modal verb 'may' indicate?

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Permission for the student to leave early upon completing their work

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Requirement for the student to leave early upon completing their work

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Certainty that the student will leave early upon completing their work

Question 24

In English, what is the correct word order for a declarative sentence?

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Subject - Verb - Object

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Verb - Subject - Object

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Subject - Object - Verb

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Object - Verb - Subject

Question 25

Which of the following is NOT a type of subordinate clause?

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Main clause

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Noun clause

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Adjective clause

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Adverb clause

Question 26

In the sentence 'The boy who lives next door is my friend', what is the subject of the sentence?

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The boy

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who

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lives

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is my friend

Question 27

Which of the following is NOT a modal verb?

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Have

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Can

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Will

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May

Question 28

Which of the following sentences contains a dangling modifier?

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Running down the street, the dog barked at the mailman.

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The boy ate the apple that was on the table.

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The girl who was wearing a red dress was my friend.

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The book that the famous author wrote was a bestseller.

Question 29

Which of the following words has a similar meaning to 'however'?

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Although

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But

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Therefore

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Because

Question 30

In English, what is the correct word order for a sentence with a subject, verb, and object?

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Subject - Verb - Object

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Verb - Subject - Object

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Object - Verb - Subject

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Object - Subject - Verb

Question 31

Which type of sentence is: 'The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.'

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Declarative

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Interrogative

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Imperative

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Exclamatory

Question 32

Select the example of a complex sentence:

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The cat ate the mouse because it was hungry.

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The dog barked.

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The sun is shining.

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The house is big and red.

Question 33

What is the primary function of a preposition in a sentence?

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To show the relationship between a noun or pronoun and another word in the sentence

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To indicate the tense of a verb

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To connect two or more clauses

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To modify an adjective

Question 34

In the sentence: 'The **happy** dog wagged its tail.', what part of speech is the underlined word?

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Adjective

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Noun

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Verb

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Adverb

Question 35

Which of the following is a subordinating conjunction?

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Although

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And

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But

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The

Question 36

Identify the grammatical error in: 'Me and my friend went to the store.'

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Pronoun case

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Subject-verb agreement

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Verb tense

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No grammatical error

Question 37

Which stylistic device is used to create emphasis in writing?

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Parallelism

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Metaphor

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Simile

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Personification

Question 38

What is the tone of the sentence: 'I can't believe you did this!'

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Angry

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Neutral

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Formal

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Informal

Question 39

Which part of speech typically functions as the main verb in a sentence?

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Verb

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Noun

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Pronoun

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Adjective

Question 40

Which word order is appropriate for declarative sentences in the target language?

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Subject - Verb - Object

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Object - Verb - Subject

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Verb - Subject - Object

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Verb - Object - Subject

Question 41

What term refers to the position of elements within a sentence?

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Syntax

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Morphology

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Semantics

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Pragmatics

Question 42

Which word order pattern is commonly used for questions seeking a yes/no response?

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Auxiliary Verb - Subject - Main Verb

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Subject - Auxiliary Verb - Main Verb

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Main Verb - Subject - Auxiliary Verb

Question 43

Which part of speech typically modifies a noun or pronoun?

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Adjective

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Adverb

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Verb

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Pronoun

Question 44

Which part of speech expresses actions, occurrences, or states of being?

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Verb

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Noun

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Adjective

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Preposition

Question 45

Which sentence exhibits grammatically correct subject-verb agreement?

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The students are studying for tomorrow's test.

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For the test, the students are studying tomorrow.

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Tomorrow, the students studying for the test are.

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The students for the test are studying tomorrow.

Question 46

Identify the prepositional phrase in this sentence: The textbook positioned on the desk belongs to me.

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Positioned on the desk

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Belongs to me

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The textbook

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Desk

Question 47

Which sentence type consists of a subject, a verb, and a direct object?

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Simple sentence

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Compound sentence

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Complex sentence

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Interrogative sentence

Question 48

What primary role does an infinitive play in a sentence?

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Function as a noun

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Function as an adjective

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Function as an adverb

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Function as a preposition

Question 49

Which word in the following options is considered a linking verb?

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Am

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Run

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Jump

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Play

Question 50

Determine the correct order for the following sentence elements: subject, verb, and complement.

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Subject - Verb - Complement

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Verb - Subject - Complement

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Complement - Verb - Subject

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Complement - Subject - Verb

Question 51

Which sentence is written in the passive voice?

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The essay was written by the class.

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The class wrote the essay.

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The teacher graded the exams.

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The students studied diligently.

Question 52

What fundamental difference exists between a dependent clause and an independent clause?

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A dependent clause cannot stand alone, while an independent clause can.

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An independent clause cannot stand alone, while a dependent clause can.

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There is no distinction between them.

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They are identical in nature.

Question 53

Select the grammatically correct sentence:

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The book on the table is red.

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The book is on the table, red.

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Is the book on the table red?

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Red is the book on the table.

Question 54

Identify the interrogative sentence that correctly uses inversion:

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Do you like pizza?

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You like pizza, do you?

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Pizza, do you like?

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Like pizza you do?

Question 55

Identify the sentence that correctly uses the comparative degree of adjectives:

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My car is faster than yours.

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My car is more faster than yours.

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My car is the fastest than yours.

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My car is fast than yours.

Question 56

Select the sentence that correctly uses the present perfect tense:

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I have studied for the test.

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I have been studied for the test.

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I studied for the test.

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I will have studied for the test.

Question 57

Which of the following is NOT a type of sentence structure?

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Phrase

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Simple

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Compound

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Complex

Question 58

Identify the subject in the sentence: 'The dog barked at the mailman.'

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Dog

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Barked

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Mailman

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At

Question 59

Which word is the direct object in the sentence: 'I bought a new car.'?

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Car

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I

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Bought

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New

Question 60

Which of the following sentences is grammatically correct?

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My friends and I went to the park.

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Me and my friends went to the park.

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I went to the park with my friends.

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Me went to the park with my friends.

Question 61

Which conjunction can be used to connect two independent clauses?

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And

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Because

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Although

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If

Question 62

What is the purpose of using a semicolon in a sentence?

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To separate two independent clauses

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To separate two dependent clauses

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To separate a list of items

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To indicate a pause in speech

Question 63

In a declarative sentence in English, the correct word order is:

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Subject - Verb - Object

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Object - Verb - Subject

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Verb - Subject - Object

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Object - Subject - Verb

Question 64

In the sentence 'The diligent students studied for the exam', the subject is:

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The students

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Students

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Diligently

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Exam