This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Sentence Structure > Sentence Fluency – Quiz 5 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Sentence Fluency Quiz 5 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. When something is over-priced and you cant afford it, it means that it is A) Extravagant. B) Over-rated. C) Expensive. D) Boring. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Expensive. 2. Which sentence is an example of sentence fluency? A) The car is red. The bike is blue. The bus is yellow. B) The car is red, the bike is blue, and the bus is yellow. C) The car is red and the bike is blue and the bus is yellow. D) The car is red; the bike is blue; the bus is yellow. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The car is red, the bike is blue, and the bus is yellow. 3. Which sentence is fluent? A) He went to the park, he played soccer, he came home. B) He went to the park, played soccer, and came home. C) He went to the park and he played soccer and he came home. D) He went to the park; he played soccer; he came home. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) He went to the park, played soccer, and came home. 4. The use of specific and vivid language to paint a picture in the reader's mind A) Conventions. B) Organization. C) Word choice. D) Ideas. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Word choice. 5. Which of the following sentences needs improvement? (Choose the best option) A) I like to play soccer on the weekends. B) The weather is nice, and we decided to go for a walk. C) She running fast because she late for school. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) I like to play soccer on the weekends. 6. What is the structure of the following sentence? If you ever travel to Greece, be sure to visit the beautifully designed Acropolis Museum, with its spectacular collection of ancient Greek artifacts. A) Complex Sentence. B) Compound-Complex Sentence. C) Simple Sentence. D) Compound Sentence. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Complex Sentence. 7. What is the structure of the following sentence? Ms. Dudley launched her own business as a way to work for herself, and she also appreciated that the business provided an outlet for her creativity. A) Compound-Complex Sentence. B) Complex Sentence. C) Simple Sentence. D) Compound Sentence. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Compound-Complex Sentence. 8. When we adopted the cutest puppy at the animal shelter. A) Sentence. B) Fragment. C) Run on. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Fragment. 9. Choose the appropriate transition word to complete the sentence:She loves to read, ..... she also enjoys writing. A) And. B) Because. C) But. D) So. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) But. 10. What is missing from this sentence?:I am here. A) Subject. B) Verb. C) Nothing is missing. D) Subject & Verb. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Nothing is missing. 11. We rely on sun for light, but it is an ordinary star. A) Simple. B) Science. C) Compound. D) Negative. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Compound. 12. Dave took out ..... pencil. A) Yours. B) His. C) Ours. D) Mine. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) His. 13. These are used to combine 2 simple sentences into 1 compound sentence. A) Subordinating conjunctions. B) Coordinating conjunctions. C) Complex sentences. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Coordinating conjunctions. 14. What is the best way to combine these sentences?Peter is a boy. He is the third fastest boy in my class. A) Peter is a boy, but he is the third fastest in my class. B) Peter is the third fastest boy in my class. C) The third fastest boy in my class, Peter is a boy. D) Peter, a boy, is the third fastest in my class. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Peter is the third fastest boy in my class. 15. Why is sentence fluency important in writing? A) It makes writing more exciting. B) It helps sentences flow and sound natural. C) It ensures all sentences are long. D) It ensures all sentences are short. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) It helps sentences flow and sound natural. 16. What kind of a sentence is this?The students want to learn, so they try their best every day. A) Run on. B) Simple. C) Incomplete sentence. D) Compound. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Compound. 17. CAN STAND ALONE as a complete sentence A) Dependent clause. B) Independent clause. C) Clause. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Independent clause. 18. How can this writer start their sentence in a more interesting way? We have a cat. Her name is Macy. We love to play with Macy. Her favorite game is chase. A) "Meow, " that's our cat Macy. Zoom! There she goes, playing her favorite game of chase. B) Macy is our cat and we love to play chase. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) "Meow, " that's our cat Macy. Zoom! There she goes, playing her favorite game of chase. 19. What are the nouns in the following sentence? I had never worn the sneakers to practice. A) I, practice. B) Never, practice. C) Worn, sneakers. D) Sneakers, practice. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Sneakers, practice. 20. Which steps are needed when creating a compound sentence? A) 1) replace the period after the 1st sentence with a comma, 2) add a subordinating conjunction & 3) lower case the 2nd sentence. B) 1) replace the period after the 1st sentence and 2) lower case the 2nd sentence. C) 1) replace the period after the 1st sentence with a comma, 2) add a coordinating conjunction & 3) lower case the 2nd sentence. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 1) replace the period after the 1st sentence with a comma, 2) add a coordinating conjunction & 3) lower case the 2nd sentence. 21. Which sentence has two independent clauses combined with "and" to make 1 compound sentence? A) Kittens and puppies are the cutest baby animals. B) My favorite drinks are iced tea, lemonade, and fruit punch. C) The question was hard, and it required more time to complete. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The question was hard, and it required more time to complete. 22. Is this a simple, compound or incomplete sentence?"I studied for the test, yet I failed miserably." A) Simple. B) Compound. C) Incomplete. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Compound. 23. Is this a simple, compound or incomplete sentence?"The boys like racing and soap carving." A) Simple. B) Compound. C) Incomplete. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Simple. 24. Identify the direct object in this sentence:The rock star sang her audience their favorite song. A) Song. B) Rock star. C) Audience. D) Sang. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Song. 25. Choose the sentence with the best sentence fluency. A) I went to the store. I bought milk. I went home. B) I went to the store, bought milk, and went home. C) I went to the store and I bought milk and I went home. D) I went to the store, and I bought milk, and I went home. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) I went to the store, bought milk, and went home. 26. Which of the following is a parenthetical phrase in the given sentence? The sun, shining brightly, warmed the entire room. A) The given sentence. B) Warmed the entire room. C) The sun. D) Shining brightly. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Shining brightly. 27. Which word completes the following sentence:Miss Lee got papers from ..... drawer. A) Our. B) Her. C) Mine. D) His. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Her. 28. Write a sentence using a parenthetical phrase to provide additional information about the main subject. A) The cat (who can speak English) sat on the windowsill. B) She walked to the park (where unicorns live) to play with her friends. C) I went to the store (which is located on Mars) to buy some groceries. D) I went to the store (which is located on Main Street) to buy some groceries. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) I went to the store (which is located on Main Street) to buy some groceries. 29. The building is a tall tree in a small forest. A) Simile. B) Metaphor. C) Idiom. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Metaphor. 30. Two or more independent clauses are connected improperly typically as a fused or comma splice. A) Independent Clause. B) Run-on sentence. C) Dependent Clause. D) Complete sentence. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Run-on sentence. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesGrammar QuizzesEnglish Grammar QuizzesSentence Fluency Quiz 1Sentence Fluency Quiz 2Sentence Fluency Quiz 3Sentence Fluency Quiz 4Sentence Fluency Quiz 6Sentence Fluency Quiz 7Sentence Fluency Quiz 8Sentence Fluency Quiz 9 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books