986029rr Sentence Skills

986029RR - SENTENCE SKILLS

1. The following sentence is an example of which primary English sentence pattern?
The toddler tossed his father the ball.
A. Subject+ action verb+ indirect object+ direct object
B. Subject+ action verb + direct object
C. Subject+ verb +object +object complement
D. Pronoun+ subject+ interrogative verb
2. Which sentence contains words in italics that form a gerund phrase? (A gerund is a verb form used the same way as a noun.)
A. The laughing boy sat down.
B. Winning the race demanded speed and endurance.
C. An interesting novel provides good entertainment.
D. I am going home.
3. Identify the sentence that contains a noun clause in italics.
A. Betty wants to harvest the corn.
B. What Betty wants is to harvest the corn.
C. When should Betty harvest the corn?
D. Betty would like to harvest the corn.
4. In which sentence are the italicized words a dependent clause? (A dependent clause can't stand as a sentence on its own.)
A. She went swimming, and her brother went boating.
B. She became angry, but she would not leave without her brother.
C. She wanted to leave early, or she wanted to stay overnight.
D. The diving board broke when she jumped into the pool.
5. How is a compound sentence formed?
A. By joining two independent clauses and one dependent clause
B. By joining two simple sentences with a comma and a coordinate conjunction
C. By joining a simple sentence with a dependent clause
D. By joining a dependent and independent clause with a conjunction
6. Which of the following is true regarding a restrictive adjectival clause?
A. It will follow a general noun and is not set off by commas.
B. It will follow a proper noun.
C. It will typically include the relative pronoun which.
D. It will be set off by commas.
7. One of the following sentences contains an independent clause and a dependent clause, which makes it a complex sentence. Which is the complex sentence?
A. Jenny was the largest elephant in the circus.
B. I came home; I saw an envelope in the mailbox.
C. I hesitated a moment, but her smile gave me courage.
D. After the rain ended, the sky became blue.
8. How could you combine the following two sentences into one compound sentence?
The rabbit jumped into the bushes. The dog followed it.
A. The rabbit jumped into the bushes, and the dog followed it.
B. The dog and the rabbit jumped into the bushes.
C. The dog followed the rabbit when it jumped into the bushes.
D. After the rabbit jumped into the bushes, the dog followed it.
9. Which of the following is a fragment?
A. The canoe with the blue stripes.
B. The dancer floated across the stage.
C. The rams locked horns, and the tourists watched them from far away.
D. The truth can be unpleasant.
10. In which sentence are the italicized words a dangling modifier? (A dangling modifier is a phrase that has no word in the sentence to modify.)
A. Resting on the sea bottom, the old trunk held many coins.
B. Flying beneath the cloud, the pilot could see the airport.
C. Arriving ten minutes late, the store was closed for the night.
D. Not knowing the danger, the soldiers marched into the trap.
11. Which of the following pairs of ideas could be combined into a compound sentence? (Remember that only related ideas should be joined into a compound sentence.)
A. We watched the news on television. The girls walked quickly to school.
B. The days became longer. The children could play outside later.
C. The weather had changed. The house seemed deserted.
D. The street lights were dim. The play was a success.
12. The infinitive is the most versatile verb form because it can be used as
A. a verb, an adverb, or a conjunction.
B. a verb, a noun, an adverb, or an interjection.
C. a verb, a noun, an adjective, or an adverb.
D. a verb, an adjective, or a preposition.
13. What is the simple subject in this sentence?
The Saturn rocket made travel to the moon possible.
A. rocket
B. travel
C. moon
D. Saturn
14. A restrictive clause is one that
A. limits the meaning of the word it describes.
B. should be set off by commas.
C. functions as an adverb.
D. usually occurs at the beginning of a sentence.
15. Each one of the following sentences contains a clause. In which sentence is the clause used as an adverb? A. What you really need is a back massage.
B. Whales, which eat krill, prefer colder ocean waters.
C. I do not mind fishing, as long as I don't have to bait the hook.
D. All of the delegates who have actual opinions should keep silent.
16. In which of these sentences are quotation marks used incorrectly?
A. "Neither a lender nor a borrower be," he said
B. Raising her hand in warning, she said, "Be gone, you wicked spirit."
C. "I could not believe she said, 'I never worry,'" Kate muttered.
D. "What can you possibly mean by that"! she stormed.
17. In which of the following sentences is a semicolon used correctly?
A. Joe watered the garden and; the plants did not grow.
B. Joe watered; the garden yet the plants did not grow.
C. Joe watered the garden but the plants; did not grow.
D. Joe watered the garden; however, the plants did not grow.
18. Which of the following statements is true?
A. A clause is a group of related words; a phrase is not.
B. A phrase has a subject and a verb; a clause does not.
C. A clause has a subject and a verb; a phrase does not.
D. A phrase is a group of related words; a clause is not.
End of exam
19. Which one of the following sentences is punctuated correctly?
A. The sea calmed; but no boats, left shore.
B. The sea calmed but no boats left shore.
C. The sea calmed, but no boats left shore.
D. The sea, calmed, but no boats, left shore.
20. Which one of these sentences contains a prepositional phrase?
A. You may think otherwise, but what I tell you is true.
B. To be, or not to be: that is the question.
C. Trolls live under bridges; elves do not.
D. Where did you find the papers that I lost?