This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Sentence Structure > Sentence Fluency – Quiz 9 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Sentence Fluency Quiz 9 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Identify the subject 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: A) Rock star. 2. Choose the sentence that flows best: A) The dog barked loudly. It ran around the yard. The cat watched it. B) The dog barked loudly and ran around the yard while the cat watched. C) The dog. Barked loudly. It ran around. The cat watched it. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The dog barked loudly and ran around the yard while the cat watched. 3. Which type of sentence does this definition describe?two or more independent clauses joined by a comma and a coordinating conjunction (CC) A) Simple. B) Compound. C) Independent. D) Dependent. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Compound. 4. Add the correct punctuation to the following sentence:The dog barked loudly the mailman ran away A) The dog barked loudly the mailman ran away. B) The dog barked loudly, the mailman ran away. C) The dog barked loudly; the mailman ran away. D) The dog barked loudly the mailman ran away!. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The dog barked loudly, the mailman ran away. 5. Silk is a very ..... fabric compared to sturdy cotton. A) Dainty. B) Hardy. C) Comely. D) Homely. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Dainty. 6. A simple sentence can have more than 1 independent clause. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 7. Which statement best defines sentence fluency? A) How sentences use advanced vocabulary. B) How sentences are spelled correctly. C) How sentences include vivid imagery. D) How sentences sound when read aloud. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) How sentences sound when read aloud. 8. What change, if any, should be made in the following sentence?I went to my best friend's house this weekend and learnt how to play his favorite video game. A) Change went to gone. B) Insert a comma after weekend. C) Change friend's to friends. D) Replace learnt to learned. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Replace learnt to learned. 9. Singers are famous because they are good hockey players. A) Yes. B) No. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) No. 10. An independent clause with no conjunction or dependent clause. A) Simple sentence. B) Compound sentence. C) Complex sentence. D) Compound-complex sentence. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Simple sentence. 11. Choose the sentence that best demonstrates sentence fluency. A) He went to the store, bought milk, and returned home. B) He went to the store and bought milk and returned home. C) He went to the store, he bought milk, he returned home. D) He went to the store; bought milk, returned home. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) He went to the store, bought milk, and returned home. 12. Identify the sentence with poor sentence fluency. A) The car sped down the road, its engine roaring. B) The car sped down the road, and its engine roared. C) The car sped down the road its engine roaring. D) The car sped down the road; its engine roaring. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The car sped down the road its engine roaring. 13. Identify the run-on sentence:I like to play outside I also enjoy reading books. A) I like to play outside, and I also enjoy reading books. B) I like to play outside, I also enjoy reading books. C) I like to play outside I also enjoy reading books. D) I like to play outside, because I also enjoy reading books. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) I like to play outside I also enjoy reading books. 14. A double amount is two times the original. A) Yes. B) No. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Yes. 15. Which version shows smoother sentence fluency? A) I like school. School is fun. School is important. B) I like school because it is fun and important. A) Neither version shows smooth fluency. B) Version A shows smoother fluency. C) Both versions are equally smooth. D) Version B shows smoother fluency. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Version B shows smoother fluency. 16. Decide what STRUCTURE OF THE SENTENCE is used in the given below.Reggie passed the test because he studied hardand understood the material. A) Simple Sentence. B) Compound Sentence. C) Complex Sentence. D) Compound-Complex Sentence. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Complex Sentence. 17. What is the antecedent for the red pronoun?The girls sang their favorite song. A) The girls. B) Song. C) Sang. D) Favorite. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The girls. 18. What sentence type is this?The surface, or photosphere, is frequently studied. A) Simple. B) Compound. C) Science. D) Evidence. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Simple. 19. Identify the dependent clause in the following sentence:I ate my popcorn while I watched my favorite movie. A) I ate my popcorn. B) While I watched my favorite movie. C) While. D) Ate and watched. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) While I watched my favorite movie. 20. How should the following sentence be changed?The big, ugly ghost flew around asking, "Are you scared of me? A) Add quotation marks after the question mark. B) Delete the comma after asking. C) Change scared to scaring. D) Add quotation marks after scared. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Add quotation marks after the question mark. 21. Read the sentence:I like soccer I play after school it is fun. How would you classify the fluency of this sentence? A) Run-on. B) Choppy. C) Smooth. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Run-on. 22. What is the best way to improve sentence fluency? A) Use more adjectives. B) Use more conjunctions. C) Vary sentence length and structure. D) Use more complex vocabulary. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Vary sentence length and structure. 23. What two things make a sentence? A) Subject (noun) + Verb. B) Subject + Noun. C) Subject (noun) + Adjective. D) Verb + Adverb. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Subject (noun) + Verb. 24. Identify the indirect object 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: C) Audience. 25. Which example is a compound sentence? A) I didn't finish my work at school, but I plan to when I get home. B) I didn't finish my work at school. C) I plan to finish my work when I get home. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) I didn't finish my work at school, but I plan to when I get home. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesGrammar QuizzesSentence Fluency Quiz 1Sentence Fluency Quiz 2Sentence Fluency Quiz 3Sentence Fluency Quiz 4Sentence Fluency Quiz 5Sentence Fluency Quiz 6Sentence Fluency Quiz 7Sentence Fluency Quiz 8Sentence Fluency Quiz 10 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books