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

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1A

Which part of a sentence expresses an action?

• Adverb

• Subject

• Verb

• Object

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1A

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

• Car

• None

• Drove

• John

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1A

What is the correct word order in an English sentence?

• Object-Verb-Subject

• Subject-Verb-Object

• Subject-Object-Verb

• Verb-Subject-Object

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1J

CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.3.1I

CCSS.L.7.1B

Which sentence pattern does 'Zoe reads' follow?

• Subject-Verb-Object

• Subject-Verb

• Subject-Verb-Adjective

• Subject-Verb-Adverb

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1J

CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.3.1I

CCSS.L.7.1B

What type of word adds further details about a noun?

• Adjective

• Object

• Verb

• Adverb

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1F

CCSS.L.2.1E

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

• Subject

• Verb

• Adjective

• Adverb

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1A

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

• Subject-Verb-Object

• Subject-Verb

• Subject-Verb-Adverb

• Subject-Verb-Adjective

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1C

CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.3.1F

CCSS.L.3.1I

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

• Subject

• Verb

• Adjective

• Adverb

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1A

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

• Subject-Verb-Object

• Subject-Verb

• Subject-Verb-Adverb

• Subject-Verb-Adjective

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1C

CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.3.1F

CCSS.L.3.1I