Exploring Basic Sentence Structure in English

What is the term for the person or thing that performs the action in a sentence?

• Adjective

• Verb

• Object

• Subject

Which part of a sentence expresses an action?

• Adverb

• Subject

• Verb

• Object

In the sentence 'John drove a car', what is the object?

• Car

• None

• Drove

• John

What is the correct word order in an English sentence?

• Object-Verb-Subject

• Subject-Verb-Object

• Subject-Object-Verb

• Verb-Subject-Object

Which sentence pattern does 'Zoe reads' follow?

• Subject-Verb-Object

• Subject-Verb

• Subject-Verb-Adjective

• Subject-Verb-Adverb

What type of word adds further details about a noun?

• Adjective

• Object

• Verb

• Adverb

In the sentence 'He reads quickly', what is the role of 'quickly'?

• Subject

• Verb

• Adjective

• Adverb

Which sentence pattern does 'The professor was talkative' follow?

• Subject-Verb-Object

• Subject-Verb

• Subject-Verb-Adverb

• Subject-Verb-Adjective

In the sentence 'The professor talked quickly', what is 'quickly'?

• Subject

• Verb

• Adjective

• Adverb

Which sentence pattern does 'The professor talked to the class' follow?

• Subject-Verb-Object

• Subject-Verb

• Subject-Verb-Adverb

• Subject-Verb-Adjective