This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Sentences > Parts Of Speech And Sentence Types – Quiz 3 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Parts Of Speech And Sentence Types Quiz 3 (53 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Which of the following best defines a compound sentence? A) A sentence with one independent clause and at least one dependent clause. B) A sentence with two or more independent clauses joined by a coordinating conjunction. C) A sentence with only one independent clause. D) A sentence with two or more dependent clauses. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A sentence with two or more independent clauses joined by a coordinating conjunction. 2. Identify the adverbial clause of reason in the following sentence: "She left early because she was tired." A) Tired. B) She left early. C) Left. D) Because she was tired. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Because she was tired. 3. Jill jumped on top of her bed with joy! How many prepositions are in this sentence? A) 1. B) 3. C) 5. D) 10. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 3. 4. Identify the sentence type: "Although it was raining, we went for a walk." A) Simple. B) Compound-complex. C) Complex. D) Compound. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Complex. 5. What type of sentence is this?I had never seen any evidence of extraterrestrial life before that night, although my colleagues tried to tell me of their existence, and the research showed me more convincing proof each time they did. A) Complex. B) Compound. C) Compound-complex. D) Simple. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Compound-complex. 6. Teachers appreciate students when they follow directions. A) Compound. B) Complex. C) Simple. D) Compound-complex. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Complex. 7. This book is Ravi's. A) She. B) He. C) It. D) They. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) He. 8. The team won the match. A) Proper Noun. B) Abstract Noun. C) Common Noun. D) Collective Noun. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Collective Noun. 9. Is this a complete sentence, a sentence fragment, or a run-on sentence:Over there on the car. A) Complete Sentence. B) Sentence Fragment. C) Run-On Sentence. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Sentence Fragment. 10. The extraordinary student designed a hamper which cats could open. A) Adjective. B) Noun. C) Verb. D) Interjecton. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Adjective. 11. After the season was over, Shaun Crow read a book at an elementary school, but he had trouble with some of the words. A) Simple. B) Complex. C) Compound. D) Compound/complex. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Compound/complex. 12. "How are you today?" is an example of what type of sentence? A) Interrogative. B) Exclamatory. C) Imperative. D) Declarative. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Interrogative. 13. Which type of sentence gives a command or instruction? A) Declarative. B) Interrogative. C) Exclamatory. D) Imperative. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Imperative. 14. Although he searched everywhere, Mr. Brooks could not find the keys to the computer lab. A) Simple sentence. B) Compound sentence. C) Complex sentence. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Complex sentence. 15. Subject of a sentence A) The action performed by the subject in the sentence. B) The part of a sentence that tells who or what the sentence is about. C) The part of the sentence that provides additional information about the action. D) The words that describe the subject in the sentence. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The part of a sentence that tells who or what the sentence is about. 16. Mrs. Oostindie and Mr. Adams both teach graphing; however, Mrs. DeRuiter does not. A) Compound. B) Complex. C) Compound-complex. D) Simple. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Compound. 17. Mrs. VanDuinen, who is a history teacher, loves to watch the Pistons play basketball. A) Complex. B) Compound-complex. C) Simple. D) Compound. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Complex. 18. Please open the door. A) Statement. B) Command. C) Question. D) Exclamation. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Command. 19. Neha went to London. A) Proper Noun. B) Abstract Noun. C) Collective Noun. D) Common Noun. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Proper Noun. 20. "Step around my papers, please!" said Carly as she worked on her Genius Hour project. A) Proper noun. B) Preposition. C) Action verb. D) Adverb. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Preposition. 21. Is this a complete sentence, a sentence fragment, or a run-on sentence:Barked at the boy. A) Complete Sentence. B) Sentence Fragment. C) Run-On Sentence. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Sentence Fragment. 22. Is this a complete sentence, a sentence fragment, or a run-on sentence:The girl rode her horse into the forest, she saw a wolf by the tree. A) Complete Sentence. B) Sentence Fragment. C) Run-On Sentence. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Run-On Sentence. 23. What is the BEST way to combine these sentences?1) I don't like art.2) I like my art teacher. A) When I don't like art, I like my art teacher. B) I don't like art, but I don't like my art teacher. C) Because I don't like art, I like my art teacher. D) Although I don't like art, I like my art teacher. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Although I don't like art, I like my art teacher. 24. Identify the adverbial clause of time in the following sentence: "I will call you when I arrive." A) When I arrive. B) I will call you. C) Call. D) Arrive. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) When I arrive. 25. Identify the adverbial clause of time in the following sentence: "I will start cooking when you arrive." A) I. B) Arrive. C) When you arrive. D) Will start cooking. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) When you arrive. 26. Name the part of speech of the red word in the sentence.Amelia teaches third grade. A) Noun. B) Adjective. C) Verb. D) Adverb. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Noun. 27. My friends came to the party. A) They. B) It. C) He. D) She. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) They. 28. Identify the type of subordinate clause in the following sentence: "She is happy because she passed the exam." A) Happy. B) Passed. C) Because she passed the exam. D) She is happy. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Because she passed the exam. 29. What type of sentence is this?Because the students were ready for the test, they finished quickly, and they all made "A's." A) Compound sentence. B) Compound-complex sentence. C) Simple sentence. D) Complex sentence. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Compound-complex sentence. 30. What type of sentence has two independent clauses and is joined by a coordinate conjunction (FANBOYS) or a semicolon? A) Simple. B) Compound. C) Complex. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Compound. 31. "Is it going to snow tomorrow?" What type of sentence is this? A) Declarative. B) Imperative. C) Interrogative. D) Exclamatory. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Interrogative. 32. Identify the object clause in the following sentence: "I believe that he is telling the truth." A) Truth. B) I. C) Believe. D) That he is telling the truth. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) That he is telling the truth. 33. Given the sentence: "The dog barked and the cat hissed when the doorbell rang, " identify the sentence type and explain your reasoning. A) Simple; it has only one independent clause. B) Compound; it has two independent clauses joined by a coordinating conjunction. C) Complex; it has an independent and a dependent clause. D) Compound-complex; it has two independent clauses and at least one dependent clause. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Compound-complex; it has two independent clauses and at least one dependent clause. 34. Identify the noun in the following sentence: "The cat chased the mouse yesterday." A) Cat. B) Yesterday. C) Chased. D) The. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Cat. 35. We must work and play. A) Noun. B) Conjunction. C) Adverb. D) Verb. E) Adjective. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Conjunction. 36. Given the sentence: "Because the weather was bad, the game was postponed, and the players went home, " explain why it is a compound-complex sentence. A) It has one independent clause and one dependent clause. B) It has two independent clauses and one dependent clause. C) It has three independent clauses. D) It has only dependent clauses. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) It has two independent clauses and one dependent clause. 37. What type of sentence is this:Go to the nurse and get a band-aid. A) Imperative sentence. B) Interrogative sentence. C) Declarative sentence. D) Exclamatory sentence. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Imperative sentence. 38. Analyze the following sentence and identify all the parts of speech present: "Wow! She quickly finished her difficult assignment." A) Interjection, pronoun, adverb, verb, adjective, noun. B) Interjection, pronoun, verb, adjective, noun. C) Pronoun, adverb, verb, adjective, noun. D) Interjection, noun, adverb, verb, adjective, noun. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Interjection, pronoun, adverb, verb, adjective, noun. 39. He has a lot of patience. A) Common Noun. B) Collective Noun. C) Abstract Noun. D) Proper Noun. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Abstract Noun. 40. My father gave the book to me. A) They. B) She. C) He. D) It. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) He. 41. Is this a complete sentence, a sentence fragment, or a run-on sentence:The cat scratched the other cat. A) Complete Sentence. B) Sentence Fragment. C) Run-On Sentence. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Complete Sentence. 42. My sister is very kind. A) Preposition. B) Verb. C) Adverb. D) Adjective. E) Noun. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Adjective. 43. You may not have walked very far, but you sure are sweating like a pig! A) Noun. B) Adjective. C) Adverb. D) Verb. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Verb. 44. Identify the adverbial clause of concession in the following sentence: "Although it was raining, we went for a walk." A) Although it was raining. B) We went for a walk. C) Raining. D) Went. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Although it was raining. 45. Identify the pronoun in the following sentence: "They went to the concert last night." A) Last. B) Night. C) Concert. D) They. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) They. 46. Identify the attributive clause in the following sentence: "The book that I borrowed was fascinating." A) That I borrowed. B) The book was fascinating. C) Fascinating. D) Borrowed. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) That I borrowed. 47. True or false:the following sentence is a complex sentence.Greyson measured the door frame. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 48. Rewrite the following sentence to include an adjective and an adverb: "The dog barked." A) The brown dog barked loudly. B) The dog barked loudly. C) The brown dog barked. D) The dog loudly. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The brown dog barked loudly. 49. The book is for you and me. A) He. B) They. C) It. D) She. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) They. 50. How beautiful this garden is! A) Statement. B) Command. C) Question. D) Exclamation. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Exclamation. 51. Predicate of a sentence A) The introductory phrase that sets the context of the sentence. B) The part of a sentence that tells what the subject does or is. C) The subject of the sentence that performs the action. D) The concluding statement that summarizes the sentence. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The part of a sentence that tells what the subject does or is. 52. True or False:The following sentence is punctuated correctly.Passion came to class prepared and she did a great job on the test. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 53. Dad went fishing, but Mama decided to stay home. A) Simple sentence. B) Compound sentence. C) Complex sentence. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Compound sentence. ← PreviousRelated QuizzesGrammar QuizzesEnglish Grammar QuizzesParts Of Speech And Sentence Types Quiz 1Parts Of Speech And Sentence Types Quiz 2Exclamatory Sentences QuizExclamatory QuizImperative Sentences QuizJumble Word And Sentence QuizJumbled Sentences QuizPhrase Structure Rules Quiz 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books