English Sentence Structures Quiz

What is an independent clause?

• A group of words that cannot stand alone

• A group of words that is always a question

• A group of words that includes a subject and a verb

• A group of words that is incomplete

Which conjunction is used to link dependent clauses to independent clauses?

• For

• But

• So

• And

What type of sentence contains at least one complete verb?

• Simple sentence

• Compound sentence

• Complex sentence

• Compound complex sentence

In the sentence 'Sally kicks the ball', what is the subject?

• Kicks

• Sally kicks

• Sally

• The ball

What type of sentence consists of two independent clauses joined together by a coordinating conjunction?

• Simple sentence

• Compound sentence

• Complex sentence

• Compound complex sentence

In the sentence 'He was hungry so he cooked dinner', what is the coordinating conjunction?

• So

• But

• And

• For

What type of sentence contains an independent clause and a dependent clause?

• Simple sentence

• Compound complex sentence

• Compound sentence

• Complex sentence

In the sentence 'Although the girl studied hard she failed the exam', what is the dependent clause?

• Although the girl studied hard she failed the exam

• The girl studied hard

• She failed the exam

• Although the girl studied hard

What type of sentence contains at least two independent clauses and at least one dependent clause?

• Simple sentence

• Compound sentence

• Complex sentence

• Compound complex sentence