Sentence Structure
English Language
Sentence Structure starts at 2 and continues till grade 10.
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Identify the direct object in the sentence: 'She gave her friend a gift.'
Identify the error in the following sentence: 'Neither the teacher nor the students was present.'
Identify the error in the following sentence: 'The team are winning the match.'
Identify the independent clause in the sentence: 'Although it was raining, we went for a walk.'
Fill in the blank: In the sentence 'After the rain stopped, the sun appeared,' the dependent clause is ________.
Fill in the blank: In the sentence 'He is taller than I am,' the word 'than' is a ________.
Fill in the blank: In the sentence 'She quickly finished her homework,' the word 'quickly' is an ________.
Fill in the blank: In the sentence 'She was late because her car broke down,' the word 'because' introduces a ________ clause.
Which conjunction best completes the sentence: 'I wanted to go for a walk, ______ it was raining.'
(1) but
(2) because
(3) so
(4) although
Which of the following is a complex sentence?
(1) I went to the store.
(2) I went to the store because I needed milk.
(3) I went to the store, and I bought milk.
(4) I needed milk.
Which of the following is a compound sentence?
(1) She likes to read books.
(2) She likes to read books, and she also enjoys painting.
(3) Reading books is fun.
(4) Because she likes books, she reads every day.
Which of the following is a compound-complex sentence?
(1) I like tea, and he likes coffee.
(2) Although I was tired, I finished my homework, and I went to bed early.
(3) I finished my homework.
(4) Because I was tired, I went to bed early.
Fill in the blank: A ________ is a group of words that has a subject and a verb and expresses a complete thought.
Fill in the blank: A ________ sentence contains at least one independent clause and at least one dependent clause.
Fill in the blank: In the sentence 'After the rain stopped, the sun appeared,' the dependent clause is ________.
Fill in the blank: In the sentence 'He is taller than I am,' the word 'than' is a ________.
A simple sentence contains only one independent clause. True or False?
Is the following sentence a compound-complex sentence? 'Although she was tired, she finished her homework, and she went to bed early.'
Is the following sentence a fragment? 'After the movie.'
Is the following sentence a fragment? 'Because I was late.'
