This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Sentence Structure > Sentence Fluency – Quiz 1 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Sentence Fluency Quiz 1 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Choose the sentence that correctly demonstrates the use of a coordinating conjunction to join two independent clauses. A) She wanted to go to the concert, but she didn't have enough money. B) She wanted to go to the concert but, she didn't have enough money. C) She wanted to go to the concert but she didn't have enough money. D) She wanted, to go to the concert, but she didn't have enough money. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) She wanted to go to the concert, but she didn't have enough money. 2. What is this sentence doing?It has been so crowded at the museum lately. A) Making a statement. B) Asking a question. C) Making a command or polite request. D) Showing strong emotion. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Making a statement. 3. Identify the subject in this sentence:The teacher gave her students an assignment. A) Teacher. B) Gave. C) Students. D) Assignment. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Teacher. 4. Identify the verb in this sentence:The rock star sang her audience their favorite song. A) Rock star. B) Sang. C) Audience. D) Song. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Sang. 5. Choose the right conjunction to fit in the following sentence:"We are disappointed in you [son/daughter]. You will not go to your friend's house, ..... will you be receiving desert tonight." A) For. B) And. C) Nor. D) But. E) Or. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Nor. 6. What is missing from the following sentence?"He threw the glass bottle on the street." A) Subject. B) Verb. C) Object. D) Nothing is missing. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Nothing is missing. 7. What kind of a sentence is this?The teachers care. A) Simple. B) Compound. C) Too short. D) Interrogative. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Simple. 8. What struture of sentence contains a subject and a verb, and it may also have an object and modifiers. However, it contains only one independent clause? A) Simple Sentence. B) Compound Sentence. C) Complex Sentence. D) Compound-Complex Sentence. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Simple Sentence. 9. Hotels are meals that are made from melted cheese. A) Yes. B) No. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) No. 10. Decide what STRUCTURE OF THE SENTENCE is used in the given below.Jack Sparrow lost his treasure map, but he still found the buried treasure. A) Simple Sentence. B) Compound Sentence. C) Complex Sentence. D) Compound-Complex Sentence. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Compound Sentence. 11. Which transition word or phrase could BEST be added to the beginning of the last sentence?Playground safety is very important. There are many things you can do to stay safe. Be sure not to swing while someone is in front of you. A) Therefore. B) Soon. C) In conclusion. D) For example. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) For example. 12. After although as if as long as because before if since so that though unless until when where while A) List of coordinating conjunctions. B) List of compound sentences. C) List of subordinating conjunctions. D) List of dependent clauses. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) List of subordinating conjunctions. 13. What is the best way to fix this run-on?The show begins at 7:30 make sure you're there before 7:15. A) No Change. B) 7:30, make. C) 7:30. Make. D) 7:30, but. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 7:30. Make. 14. What is the best way to combine these sentences for fluency? 'The sun set. The stars appeared.' A) The sun set, and the stars appeared. B) The sun set and the stars appeared. C) The sun set; the stars appeared. D) The sun set, the stars appeared. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The sun set, and the stars appeared. 15. What is the best way to fix this run-on?The airport is about to shut down because of the snow and if the plane doesn't land soon it will have to go on to Boston. A) No Change. B) Snow, and. C) Snow; and. D) Snow. And. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Snow, and. 16. Which sentence is correctly punctuated for fluency? A) She loves to read, she reads every day. B) She loves to read; she reads every day. C) She loves to read she reads every day. D) She loves to read, and she reads every day. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) She loves to read, and she reads every day. 17. When someone says "break a leg" to someone else getting ready to sing a solo it means ..... A) Go break your leg. B) Sing while standing on one leg. C) Sing really well. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Sing really well. 18. What is the best way to combine these sentences for fluency? 'The dog barked. The cat hissed.' A) The dog barked, and the cat hissed. B) The dog barked and the cat hissed. C) The dog barked; the cat hissed. D) The dog barked, the cat hissed. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The dog barked, and the cat hissed. 19. Choose the sentence that uses "or" as a coordinating conjunction. A) We can have cake or ice cream. B) She needs to do well on her final exam, or she may have to repeat the class. C) Would you like to travel to the beach or the mountains?. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) She needs to do well on her final exam, or she may have to repeat the class. 20. Which sentence structure is best for sentence fluency? A) Using only simple sentences. B) Using a variety of sentence structures. C) Using only compound sentences. D) Using only complex sentences. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Using a variety of sentence structures. 21. A compound-complex sentence ..... (which one is true) A) Has more than one independent clause connected by a coordinating conjunction or FANBOY. B) Has a subject and a predicate. C) Has a dependent clause and an independent clause. D) Has at least one dependent clause and more than one independent clauses. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Has at least one dependent clause and more than one independent clauses. 22. Identify the striking word in the sentence:The thunderstorm was incredibly loud and frightening. A) Thunderstorm. B) Incredibly. C) Loud. D) Frightening. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Frightening. 23. A compound sentence can have more than 2 independent clause. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 24. When the subordinating conjunction is in the middle of the sentence ..... A) It makes a compound sentence. B) A comma is always used. C) A comma is not usually used. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A comma is not usually used. 25. What is missing from this sentence?:All over the road. A) Subject. B) Verb. C) Nothing is missing. D) Subject & Verb. 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