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An #ELA quiz on sentence types, verbal phrases, and parts of speech.
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"But" is what part of speech
Conjunction
Noun
Adverb
Phrase
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"Leslie Knope and Anne Perkins are best friends." This is a...
Compound complex sentence.
Run on sentence.
Compound sentence.
Simple sentence.
3
"Well" is what part of speech
Noun
All of these
Interjection
Adverb
4
"I saw
It
because my friends were going, but it was a bit disappointing." This is a...
Compound sentence.
Compound complex sentence.
Run on sentence.
Complex sentence.
5
"I read
The Metamorphosis."
Which of these is the object?
The Metamorphosis
I
none of these
read
6
Select the simple sentence...
He hates cell phones
He hates cell phones, because they are loud
He threw the cell phone, and it hit a freshman.
The cell phone rang; he crushed it.
7
"Mufasa died; Simba cried." This is an example of...
A sentence fragment.
A clause.
A compound sentence.
A simple sentence.
8
"Of" is what part of speech?
Interjection
Noun
Adverb
Preposition
9
A semicolon is used to...
Link a dependent clause to an independent clause
Link two dependent clauses
Make a writer look more intelegent
Link two independent clauses
10
A complex sentence needs a comma when...
There are more than two dependent clauses
We all guess, and you know it.
The dependent clause comes first
The independent clause comes first
11
"I would have eaten some hot Cheetos, but they were gone before I got here." This is a...
Complex sentence.
Compound sentence.
Simple sentence.
Compound complex sentence.
12
"She ran quickly." Which word is the modifier
ran
none of these
quickly
She
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A simple sentence
Contains both a dependent and independent clause.
Must end in a period.
Contains one dependent clause.
Contains one independent clause.
14
"Quiet" is what part of speech?
Adjective
Conjunction
Verb
Noun
15
Prepositional phrases act as what part of speech?
Adverbs
Nouns
Adjectives and Adverbs
Adjectives
16
An infinitive is a verb that acts like a...
Adjective
All of these
Noun
Adverb
17
"She hates reading." This sentence contains a...
Participle
Prepositional phrase
Infinitive
Gerund
18
How many parts of speech are there?
8
7
Depends on who you ask...
9
19
"I like reading and writing." This is a...
Subordinate clause.
Simple sentence.
Past participle.
Compound sentence.
20
"The heathens destroyed the classroom while Mr. Grand was away." This is an example of...
A simple sentence
A complex sentence
A compound sentence
A compound complex sentence
21
"Chair" is what part of speech?
Preposition
Noun
Adverb
Infinitive
22
A compound sentence
Is sacred to Santa Clause
Must contain a comma.
Contains two or more independent clauses
Contains two or more dependent clauses
23
"I walked to the store to buy some milk and some bread." The subject of the sentence is...
I
bread
store
milk
24
An dependent clause...
Cannot stand on its own, and has a subject.
Can stand on its own but only when punctuated.
Can stand on its own, but only with a predicate.
Must be fewer than eight words.
25
A participle is a verb that acts like a...
Adverb
Noun
Adjective
Verb
26
Identify the independent clause
So does Hamlet.
So does Othello.
So does Macbeth.
Everyone dies in Shakespeare.
27
A gerund is a verb that acts like a...
Preposition
Adjective
OMG, who cares.
Noun
28
Identify the dependent clause
Romeo dies.
Drinking poison is stupid.
He drinks poison.
So does Juliet.
29
A complex sentence...
Contains two or more independent clauses.
Contains an independent and dependent clause.
Must contain a semicolon.
Is just a compound sentence with fewer commas.
30
A compound complex sentence...
Occurs only when the author is trying too hard.
Contains two independent clauses and one dependent clause.
Contains one independent clause and two dependent clauses.
Must contain at least three dependent clauses.
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An independent clause must contain...
A phrase and a pronoun
A verb and a predicate
A subject and a verb
A period, and a capital letter
