Sentence Structure: Master the Building Blocks of Language

Question 1

What is the type of sentence that expresses strong emotion or surprise?

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Exclamatory

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Declarative

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Interrogative

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Imperative

Question 2

Which of the following is NOT a basic component of a sentence?

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Adverb

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Subject

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Object

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Verb

Question 3

In the sentence: "The sly fox quickly jumped over the lazy dog.", what is the subject?

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Fox

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Sly

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The

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Dog

Question 4

Which verb tense indicates an action that is happening right now?

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Present

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Future

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Present Perfect

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Past

Question 5

Which of the following is an example of an object complement?

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Asleep

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The

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Quickly

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And

Question 6

Identify the type of modifier in the phrase: "the extremely tall giraffe"

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Adjective

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Verb

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Noun

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Adverb

Question 7

Which of the following sentences is a compound sentence?

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The dog barked, and the cat meowed.

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While the children played, the adults talked.

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Because it was raining, we stayed inside.

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The dog chased the ball.

Question 8

Identify the type of clause in the sentence: "I will go to the store if it stops raining."

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Conditional

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Relative

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Independent

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Dependent

Question 9

Which of the following is a preposition?

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On

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The

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Quickly

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And

Question 10

Identify the sentence that is written in the future perfect tense:

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I will have finished the report by tomorrow.

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I have finished the report.

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I finished the report yesterday.

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I am finishing the report now.

Question 11

In the sentence 'The dog barked at the mailman', the word 'dog' is which part of speech?

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Subject

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Object

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Adjective

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Verb

Question 12

In the sentence 'The children played in the park', the word 'played' is which part of speech?

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Verb

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Adjective

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Noun

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Adverb

Question 13

In the sentence 'The teacher gave the students a test', the phrase 'a test' is which part of speech?

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Direct object

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Prepositional phrase

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Subject

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Indirect object

Question 14

In the sentence 'The cat sat on the mat', the phrase 'on the mat' is which part of speech?

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Prepositional phrase

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Subject

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Verb

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Object

Question 15

Which of the following sentences is a simple sentence?

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The dog barks.

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The dog that barked was brown.

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Although the dog barked, the cat slept.

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The dog barks and the cat meows.

Question 16

Which of the following sentences is a compound sentence?

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The dog barked, but the cat ignored it.

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Although the dog is small, it is fierce.

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The cat that is sleeping is white.

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The dog barks with enthusiasm.

Question 17

Which of the following sentences is a run-on sentence?

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The dog barked the cat ran away

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Because the dog barked, the mailman ran away.

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The cat that is sleeping is white and furry and has blue eyes.

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The dog barked, but the cat ignored it and continued to sleep.

Question 18

In the sentence 'The quick brown fox jumped over the lazy dog.', what is the subject?

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The quick brown fox

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Jumped

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Over

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The lazy dog

Question 19

In the sentence 'I gave the book to my friend.', what is the object?

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The book

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I

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My friend

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Gave

Question 20

Which word in the sentence 'The excited children ran through the park.' is a modifier?

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Excited

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Through

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Ran

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Children

Question 21

Which of these sentences is grammatically correct?

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The students were studying for their exam.

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The student was studying for their exam.

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The student were studying for their exams.

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The students is studying for their exam.

Question 22

Which sentence contains a compound subject?

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The teacher and the students worked on the project.

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The students are working on the project.

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The teacher works on the project.

Question 23

Which of these sentences is a complex sentence?

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I went to the store because I needed milk.

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I went to the store and I bought milk.

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I need milk, so I went to the store.

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The store was out of milk.

Question 24

What type of sentence is this: 'Wow, that was a close call!'?

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Exclamatory

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Declarative

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Interrogative

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Imperative

Question 25

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

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Because I was tired

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The students were excited about the field trip.

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The tired dog slept all day.

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I went to the store for milk.

Question 26

Which of the following is a grammatically correct sentence?

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The girl kicked the ball.

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The kicked the ball girl.

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Ball the girl kicked.

Question 27

In the sentence: 'The large, fluffy dog barked loudly.': Who or what is performing the action?

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Dog

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Large

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Barked

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Fluffy

Question 28

Which word expresses the action in the sentence: 'The children ran to the park.' ?

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Ran

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Children

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Park

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To

Question 29

Which of the following words adds more detail to another word?

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Very

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And

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The

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But

Question 30

What type of sentence is this: 'Close the door!' ?

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Imperative

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Interrogative

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Declarative

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Exclamatory

Question 31

Which of the following sentences has more than one independent clause?

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Although it was raining, we decided to go for a walk.

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The dog barked loudly.

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I ate pizza for dinner last night.

Question 32

In the sentence: 'We will go to the park unless it rains.', which word joins the two clauses?

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Unless

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We

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Park

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Go

Question 33

Which of the following sentences has two independent clauses joined by a coordinating conjunction?

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The car was red, and it had a white roof.

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The boy ran down the street.

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Because it was raining, we stayed home.

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I like to read books.

Question 34

In the sentence: 'I like apples and oranges.', which word connects the two nouns?

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And

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Apples

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Like

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I

Question 35

Which of the following is not considered a basic component of a sentence?

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Adjective

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Noun

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Verb

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Object

Question 36

In the sentence 'The playful kittens chased the ball,' what is the subject?

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Kittens

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Chased

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The

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Ball

Question 37

Which sentence is written in the passive voice?

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The car was driven by John.

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John is driving the car.

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John drove the car.

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The car drives smoothly.

Question 38

What type of sentence is 'Wow, that was an amazing movie!'?

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Exclamatory

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Declarative

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Interrogative

Question 39

Which clause is a subordinate clause?

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Although it was raining.

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The car is blue.

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She is a talented artist.

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The boy played in the park.

Question 40

Which sentence is a compound sentence?

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The sun was shining, and the birds were singing.

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Because it was raining, the game was canceled.

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The students studied hard, but they failed the test.

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The cat chased the mouse.

Question 41

What type of verb is used in the sentence 'She has been working hard.'?

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Present perfect continuous

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Simple present

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Present continuous

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Past perfect

Question 42

In the sentence 'I wanted to go to the party, but I had to study,' what is the purpose of the conjunction 'but'?

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To contrast ideas

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To conclude an argument

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To connect ideas

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To introduce a new idea

Question 43

The correct order of a sentence is:

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Subject - Verb - Object

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Object - Verb - Subject

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Verb - Object - Subject

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Object - Subject - Verb

Question 44

Identify the verb in the sentence: The diligent students studied hard.

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studied

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The

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students

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hard

Question 45

In the sentence: The teacher gave the students a quiz, who is the indirect object?

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the students

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quiz

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teacher

Question 46

Identify the type of modifiers in the sentence: The tall boy ran quickly to the store.

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Adjective (tall) and Adverb (quickly)

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Noun and Verb

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Adjective and Noun

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Adverb (tall) and Adjective (quickly)

Question 47

Which of the following sentences is a complex sentence?

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I went to the store because I needed milk.

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I went to the store.

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The store was closed.

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I needed milk.

Question 48

In the sentence: While I was walking home, I saw a cat, what type of clause is 'While I was walking home'?

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Adverbial Clause

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Noun Clause

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Adjective Clause

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Main Clause

Question 49

What is the subject of the sentence: 'The quick brown fox jumped over the lazy dog.'?

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The quick brown fox

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over

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the lazy dog

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jumped

Question 50

What is the direct object in the sentence: 'I ate a delicious meal.'?

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meal

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ate

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I

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delicious

Question 51

What is the verb in the sentence: 'The students are studying hard for the test.'?

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are studying

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hard

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students

Question 52

Which part of the sentence 'The cat sat on the mat.' is a prepositional phrase?

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on the mat

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cat

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sat

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mat

Question 53

What kind of sentence is this: 'What a beautiful day it is!'?

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Exclamatory

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Imperative

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Interrogative

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Declarative

Question 54

Which sentence is grammatically correct?

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The students were excited about the trip.

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The students is excited about the trip.

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The students were excited for the trip.

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The students was excited about the trip.

Question 55

What is the independent clause in the sentence: 'Because it was raining, we stayed inside.'?

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We stayed inside

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Because it was raining

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stayed

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we

Question 56

Which sentence is an example of a compound sentence?

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The cat is sleeping, and the dog is playing.

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The cat is black.

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Because it was cold, we stayed inside.

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I like to read books.

Question 57

Which sentence has a dangling modifier?

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Walking down the street, the store came into view.

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The cat sat on the mat, purring contentedly.

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Because it was raining, we stayed inside.