Basic Sentence Structure Quiz

Which of the following is a complete sentence?

• Because she was late.

• She ran to the bus stop.

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TEKS.ELA.3.11D.I

TEKS.ELA.3.11D.VIII

TEKS.ELA.4.11D.I

TEKS.ELA.5.11D.I

Which sentence is a compound sentence?

• I like to read.

• She laughed and danced.

• He went to the store, but they were closed.

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TEKS.ELA.3.11D.I

TEKS.ELA.3.11D.VIII

TEKS.ELA.4.11D.I

TEKS.ELA.4.11D.VIII

TEKS.ELA.5.11D.I

Choose the sentence that uses correct punctuation.

• The cat, is on the roof.

• The cat is on the roof.

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TEKS.ELA.2.11D.X

TEKS.ELA.3.11D.X

TEKS.ELA.4.11D.X

TEKS.ELA.6.10D.VIII

TEKS.ELA.7.10D.VIII

What makes a sentence complete?

• A subject and a verb

• A capital letter

• A period at the end

• All of the above

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TEKS.ELA.3.11D.I

TEKS.ELA.3.11D.VIII

TEKS.ELA.4.11D.I

TEKS.ELA.5.11D.I

Identify the simple sentence.

• Although it was raining, we went for a walk.

• The dog barked.

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TEKS.ELA.3.11D.I

TEKS.ELA.3.11D.VIII

TEKS.ELA.4.11D.I

TEKS.ELA.5.11D.I

Choose the option that correctly combines the two sentences into a compound sentence. "I like to swim. My brother likes to play basketball."

• I like to swim, my brother likes to play basketball.

• I like to swim; my brother likes to play basketball.

• I like to swim, and my brother likes to play basketball.

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TEKS.ELA.3.11D.I

TEKS.ELA.3.11D.VIII

TEKS.ELA.4.11D.I

TEKS.ELA.4.11D.VIII

TEKS.ELA.5.11D.I

Which of the following is a declarative sentence?

• Can you help me with this?

• I finished my homework.

Identify the sentence that is correctly punctuated.

• "We're going to the zoo!" exclaimed Sarah.

• "We're going to the zoo" exclaimed Sarah.

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TEKS.ELA.2.11D.X

TEKS.ELA.3.11D.X

TEKS.ELA.4.11D.X

TEKS.ELA.6.10D.VIII

TEKS.ELA.7.10D.VIII

Which sentence is a fragment?

• The cat sleeping on the mat.

• The cat is sleeping on the mat.

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TEKS.ELA.4.11D.I

TEKS.ELA.5.11D.I

TEKS.ELA.6.10D.I

TEKS.ELA.7.10D.I

TEKS.ELA.8.10D.I

Choose the correct punctuation to complete the sentence: "How are you doing today__"

• .

• ?

• !

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TEKS.ELA.1.11D.IX

TEKS.ELA.2.11D.X

TEKS.ELA.3.11D.X

TEKS.ELA.4.11D.X

TEKS.ELA.6.10D.VIII