Mastering Sentence Editing

What is a complete sentence?

• A complete sentence is a group of words that expresses a complete thought, containing at least a subject and a verb.

• A complete sentence must contain at least three verbs.

• A complete sentence is always a question.

• A complete sentence is a single word that stands alone.

Identify the subject in this sentence: 'The dog barks loudly.'

• The cat

• The dog

• The bark

• Loudly

Which punctuation mark ends a question?

• Exclamation mark

• Question mark

• Period

• Comma

Rewrite this sentence to make it more descriptive: 'The cat sat.'

• The fluffy orange cat sat gracefully on the sunlit windowsill.

• The cat slept on the couch.

• The cat chased a mouse in the garden.

• The cat jumped over the fence.

What is the main idea of the following sentence: 'The sun set behind the mountains, painting the sky orange.'?

• The mountains are painted orange by the sun.

• The sun rises in the east every day.

• The sky is blue during the day.

• The sun setting creates an orange sky.

Choose the correct verb: 'She (run/runs) every morning.'

• running

• runes

• runs

• runed

What is a compound sentence? Give an example.

• I wanted to go for a walk because it was sunny.

• I wanted to go for a walk and it started to rain.

• I wanted to go for a walk; it was a nice day.

• I wanted to go for a walk, but it started to rain.

Identify the literary device in this sentence: 'The wind whispered through the trees.'

• Simile

• Alliteration

• Personification

• Metaphor

What is the correct way to punctuate this sentence: 'I like ice cream but I don't like cake'?

• I like ice cream but, I don't like cake.

• I like ice cream; but I don't like cake.

• I like ice cream. but I don't like cake.

• I like ice cream, but I don't like cake.

List three adjectives that could describe a 'happy dog.'

• quiet

• playful, energetic, friendly

• lazy

• grumpy