Sentence Structure
English Language
Sentence Structure starts at 2 and continues till grade 10.
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Identify the dependent clause in the sentence: 'Because he was late, he missed the bus.'
Identify the main clause in the sentence: 'If you call me, I will come.'
Identify the object in the sentence: 'She kicked the ball.'
Identify the subject in the following sentence: The tall boy quickly ran to school.
Identify the type of sentence: 'If you study hard, you will pass the exam.'
Identify the verb in the sentence: 'The children played in the park.'
Is the following sentence simple, compound, complex, or compound-complex? 'She went to the store, and she bought some bread after she finished work.'
What is a compound subject?
Choose the correct sentence:
(1) She went to the market and bought apples.
(2) She went to the market, and bought apples.
(3) She went to the market, and, bought apples.
(4) She went to the market and, bought apples.
Identify the simple sentence:
(1) After the rain stopped, we went outside.
(2) The dog barked.
(3) The dog barked, and the cat ran away.
(4) Because the dog barked, the cat ran away.
Which of the following is a complex sentence?
(1) She likes apples and oranges.
(2) Although it was raining, we went outside.
(3) The sun is bright.
(4) He ran fast.
Which of the following is a compound sentence?
(1) I went to the store, and I bought some bread.
(2) I went to the store.
(3) Buying bread at the store.
(4) The store was closed.
Fill in the blank: A ________ clause can stand alone as a sentence.
Fill in the blank: A ________ clause cannot stand alone as a sentence.
Fill in the blank: A ________ sentence contains at least one independent clause and one or more dependent clauses.
Fill in the blank: A ________ sentence expresses a strong feeling and ends with an exclamation mark.
A simple sentence contains only one independent clause. True or False?
Is the following sentence a compound sentence? 'The sun set, and the stars appeared.'
Is the following sentence a compound-complex sentence? 'Although she was tired, she finished her homework, and she went to bed.'
Is the following sentence a fragment? 'Running through the park.'
