Grammar Quiz Review- Simple & Compound Sentences

A simple sentence must form a complete thought. What else do you need to make a simple sentence?

• a subject, a comma, and a conjunction

• a subject, a verb, and a capital letter for the beginning

• a subject, a verb, a capital letter for the beginning and punctuation mark for the end

• a verb and a conjunction

What do we call an action word like "run"?

• a comma

• a subject

• a conjunction

• a verb

Read the sentence below. What is the subject of the sentence?

Sammy skated to the park.

• Sammy

• skated

• skated to the park

• Sammy skated

A simple sentence contains a(n)...

• independent clause

• dependent clause

• compound sentence

• incomplete though

Which of these is a simple sentence?

• I voted for the class president.

• All the music.

• in the forest.

• Went to the big game yesterday.

Read the group of words below. What would you have to add to it to make it a simple sentence?

got a pet turtle.

• a comma

• a subject

• a verb

• a punctuation mark at the end

What do you use to join two simple sentences to make a compound sentence?

• only a comma

• only a conjuction

• a comma and a conjunction

• an exclamation point

What are the FANBOYS also known as?

• a subordinate conjunction

• a coordinating conjunction

Read the compound sentence below. What is the conjunction?

Penguins can't fly, but they can walk on the ground.

• penguins

• fly

• walk

• but

True or False:

The letter "b" in FANBOYS stands for because.

• True

• False