This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Sentence Structure > Sentence Structure And Types – Quiz 3 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Sentence Structure And Types Quiz 3 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. What type of sentence is this? Will you go to the Halloween dance with me? A) Exclamatory. B) Interrogative. C) Declarative. D) Imperative. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Interrogative. 2. Determine the structure of the following sentence:He opened the mailbox and the front door. A) Complex sentence. B) Simple sentence. C) Compound-complex sentence. D) Compound sentence. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Simple sentence. 3. What type of sentence is this?Before you set the house alarm, check your pocket for your keys. A) Complex. B) Simple. C) Compound. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Complex. 4. One that has two or more independent clauses connected by a coordinating conjunction. A) Complex. B) Compound-complex. C) Simple. D) Compound. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Compound. 5. Which sentence represents an exclamatory sentence? A) I can't find them!. B) Where are my socks?. C) Look for them in the dryer. D) I believe they are in your dresser drawer. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) I can't find them!. 6. What is the independent clause in the sentence?Dad bought snacks and drinks before the game started. A) Dad bought snacks and drinks. B) Before the game started. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Dad bought snacks and drinks. 7. Because she likes me, my dog runs to me when I get home, and plays with toys. A) Simple. B) Complex. C) Compound. D) Compound-complex. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Compound-complex. 8. This class is fun! A) Compound. B) Simple. C) Complex. D) Compound-complex. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Simple. 9. Many brave soldiers fought in the war, and they received medals. A) Compound. B) Complex. C) Simple. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Compound. 10. Which type of sentence contains one independent clause and at least one dependent clause? A) Complex sentence. B) Simple sentence. C) Declarative sentence. D) Compound sentence. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Complex sentence. 11. The purpose of a command (also called an IMPERATIVE) is to ..... A) To ask. B) Order. C) Exclaim (show strong feeling). D) To tell. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Order. 12. A sentence with subjects and two verbs with the use of conjunction 'yet' is a ..... A) Compound Complex Sentence. B) Complex Sentence. C) Simple Sentence. D) Compound Sentence. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Compound Sentence. 13. Read the sentence:'Each discovery reminds us that we are part of something much bigger than ourselves-a vast and amazing solar system waiting to be explored.' What type of sentence is this? A) Compound. B) Complex. C) Simple. D) Compound-Complex. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Complex. 14. Although he is cute, his friends do not like him but he does not care about it at all.The sentence above is a ..... A) Compound Sentence. B) Compound Complex Sentence. C) Simple Sentence. D) Complex Sentence. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Compound Complex Sentence. 15. What is the SIMPLE subject in the following sentence?:One of my family members, my aunt, stays with us over the Thanksgiving and Christmas holidays. A) One. B) Members. C) My. D) Family. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) One. 16. Which type of sentence MUST end with an exclamation point? A) A question. B) A command. C) A statement. D) An exclamation. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) An exclamation. 17. I will study, after I finish my work. A) Complex. B) Simple. C) Compound-complex. D) Comppound. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Complex. 18. Identify the following sentence type:Before summer break, I plan to get a tan. A) Compound. B) Simple. C) Complex. D) Compound-Complex. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Simple. 19. When you add an independent clause to one or more dependent ones ..... A) You have a complex sentence. B) You have a run-on sentence. C) You have a compound sentence. D) You have a simple sentence. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) You have a complex sentence. 20. Is the following sentence a dependent or independent clause?Because she was friendly. A) Dependent. B) Independent. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Dependent. 21. What type of sentence is this? Clean your room. A) Exclamatory. B) Interrogative. C) Imperative. D) Declarative. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Imperative. 22. What type of sentence is this?Last week, I was out sick with the flu. A) Compound. B) Simple. C) Complex. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Simple. 23. Is the following sentence a dependent or independent clause?Jane washed her dog in the bath tub. A) Dependent. B) Independent. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Independent. 24. A sentence with subjects and verbs with the use of conjunction 'although' and 'but' is a ..... A) Simple Sentence. B) Compound Complex Sentence. C) Complex Sentence. D) Compound Sentence. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Compound Complex Sentence. 25. Classify the structure of the following sentence:Dennis likes playing basketball, and Tina likes playing tennis. A) Complex. B) Compound. C) Simple. D) Compound-Complex. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Compound. 26. Create a sentence with varied structure:Running in the park, the dog found a ball. A) Running in the park, the ball found a dog. B) Running in the park, the dog found a ball. C) Found a ball, the dog was running in the park. D) The dog found a ball running in the park. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Running in the park, the dog found a ball. 27. I had so many memories of my pet frog. A) Complex. B) Simple. C) Compound. D) Compound-Complex. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Simple. 28. Differentiate declarative and interrogative sentences:I can't believe you did that! A) Imperative. B) Declarative. C) Interrogative. D) Exclamatory. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Declarative. 29. What type of sentence is this?After I study my notes, I will watch my favorite show. A) Complex. B) Simple. C) Compound. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Complex. 30. He was a good frog until he croaked. A) Complex. B) Simple. C) Compound. D) Compound-Complex. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Complex. 31. What type of sentence is this? I like your shirt today. A) Imperative. B) Exclamatory. C) Interrogative. D) Declarative. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Declarative. 32. What type of sentence is this?Gigi needs to take a nap because she was at the emergency room all night. A) Compound. B) Simple. C) Complex. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Complex. 33. Identify the conjunction in the sentence.When I complete my science fair project, I will invite my friends over to see it. A) Friends. B) When. C) Complete. D) I. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) When. 34. I know you don't like him, but that doesn't matter. This is ..... A) A simple sentence. B) A compound sentence. C) A complex sentence. D) (none are correct). Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A compound sentence. 35. Identify the conjunction in the sentence.Al booked a trip to NYC, and he stayed at the Plaza Hotel A) And. B) Booked. C) NYC. D) Stayed. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) And. 36. When my frog ate my salamander, I wasn't so sad. A) Compound-Complex. B) Complex. C) Compound. D) Simple. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Complex. 37. They sang at the party, and they stayed up late.What type of sentence is this? A) Simple. B) Compound. C) Complex. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Compound. 38. Which word in the sentence is the SUBJECT noun or pronoun:The team won the game. A) The. B) Won. C) Game. D) Team. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Team. 39. What type of conjunction is in this sentence?We own a motorcycle, and we have three electric bikes A) Coordinating. B) Subordinating. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Coordinating. 40. Is the following phrase a dependent or independent clause?The boys won the baseball game. A) Dependent. B) Independent. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Independent. 41. What is the main characteristic of a simple sentence? A) Consists of one independent clause. B) Contains multiple independent clauses. C) Does not have a subject and a verb. D) Consists of a subject and multiple verbs. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Consists of one independent clause. 42. Classify the structure of the following sentence:I know the answer. A) Complex. B) Simple. C) Compound. D) Compound-Complex. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Simple. 43. How many types of sentence structures are there in English? A) 5. B) 4. C) 2. D) 1. E) 3. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 4. 44. Malcolm does not like fruits, but he does like vegetables.This sentence has ..... A) One independent clause. B) Two independent clauses. C) One independent clause and one dependent clause. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) One independent clause and one dependent clause. 45. The acronym used to help remember your subordinating conjunctions is ..... A) PAPA N VIC. B) FANBOYS. C) AAAWWUBBIS. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) AAAWWUBBIS. 46. Two independent clauses make up which type of sentence? A) Complex. B) Compound-Complex. C) Compound. D) Simple. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Compound. 47. Put the correct end punctuation.Fall is my favorite time of year A) ?. B) !. C) . D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) . 48. Create a sentence with varied structure:In the garden, the children played happily. A) The children played in the garden happily. B) In the garden, happily the children played. C) Happily, the children played in the garden. D) Played happily, the children in the garden. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Happily, the children played in the garden. 49. John and his dog run on the beach every morning. A) Simple Sentence. B) Compound Sentence. C) Complex Sentence. D) None. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Simple Sentence. 50. How many subordinate clauses are in the following sentence:I have not seen my cousin Sal since he visited last summer. A) 0. B) 1. C) 2. D) 3. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 1. 51. A simple sentence may have more than one subject. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 52. Our class made $ 25 at the fund-raiser, so we're going to donate it to the food bank. A) Simple. B) Compound. C) Complex. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Compound. 53. True of False:If you use a subordinating conjunction in the middle of a sentence, you do NOT need a comma. A) TRUE. B) FALSE. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) TRUE. 54. What type of sentence is this?When I complete my science fair project, I will invite my friends over to see it. A) Simple. B) Complex. C) Compound. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Complex. 55. Is the following sentence simple, compound, or complex?Because the boys went to the park, they did not go to the zoo. A) Simple. B) Compound. C) Complex. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Complex. 56. Label the following sentence:Jennifer liked William's friend, and she also liked his cousin. A) Simple. B) Compound. C) Complex. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Compound. 57. I like this song.What type of sentence is this? A) Simple. B) Compound. C) Complex. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Simple. 58. What is the structure type of the sentence:'Mars, the red planet, has captured human imagination for centuries with its rust-colored surface and potential for future exploration.'? A) Simple. B) Complex. C) Compound. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Simple. 59. What type of conjunction is in this sentence?The dog is itching all over, for the dog has fleas. A) Coordinating. B) Subordinating. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Coordinating. 60. Which word in the sentence is the SUBJECT noun or pronoun:On Saturday, I drove to the beach. A) Saturday. B) I. C) Beach. D) Drove. 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