Types of Sentences Quiz

What type of sentence makes a statement and ends with a period?

• Declarative

• Interrogative

• Exclamatory

• Imperative

Which type of sentence asks a question and ends with a question mark?

• Declarative

• Interrogative

• Exclamatory

• Imperative

What type of sentence shows strong emotion and ends with an exclamation mark?

• Declarative

• Interrogative

• Exclamatory

• Imperative

Which type of sentence gives a command or request and often ends with a period or exclamation mark?

• Declarative

• Interrogative

• Exclamatory

• Imperative

What is a simple sentence?

• Contains one independent clause

• Contains two independent clauses

• Contains one independent clause and at least one dependent clause

• Contains a subject and predicate

What is a compound sentence?

• Contains one independent clause

• Contains two independent clauses

• Contains one independent clause and at least one dependent clause

• Contains a subject and predicate

What is a complex sentence?

• Contains one independent clause

• Contains two independent clauses

• Contains one independent clause and at least one dependent clause

• Contains a subject and predicate

What is a fragment?

• A complete sentence

• An incomplete sentence missing a subject, predicate, or both

• A sentence with two independent clauses

• A sentence with a subject and predicate

What is a run-on sentence?

• A complete sentence

• An incomplete sentence

• Two or more sentences improperly combined without conjunctions

• A sentence with a subject and predicate

What does a direct object do?

• Receives the action of the verb

• Answers 'to whom' or 'for whom' after the action verb

• Describes the subject

• Modifies the verb